Obfuscating code with embbeded cursor resourse

[Manel G]

Hi

This line works both in the debug and release mode:

Me.Cursor = New Cursor(Me.GetType(), "NoCur.cur")
After obfuscating the release exe I got this error message:

System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: dataStream
at System.Windows.Forms.Cursor..ctor(Stream stream)
at System.Windows.Forms.Cursor..ctor(Type type, String resource)
How can I change the code to work after obfuscation?
Thanks in advance

MG

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Manel G <No****@NoSpam.Net> wrote:

This line works both in the debug and release mode:

Me.Cursor = New Cursor(Me.GetType(), "NoCur.cur")
After obfuscating the release exe I got this error message:

System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: dataStream
at System.Windows.Forms.Cursor..ctor(Stream stream)
at System.Windows.Forms.Cursor..ctor(Type type, String resource)
How can I change the code to work after obfuscation?

What options does your obfuscator give you in terms of obfuscation of
resources?

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[Manel G]

Jon Skeet [C# MVP] wrote:

Manel G <No****@NoSpam.Net> wrote:

This line works both in the debug and release mode:

Me.Cursor = New Cursor(Me.GetType(), "NoCur.cur")
After obfuscating the release exe I got this error message:

System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: dataStream
at System.Windows.Forms.Cursor..ctor(Stream stream)
at System.Windows.Forms.Cursor..ctor(Type type, String resource)
How can I change the code to work after obfuscation?

What options does your obfuscator give you in terms of obfuscation of
resources?

I am using the Dotfuscator Comunity Edition that comes with VS NET 2003.

I can't find 'NoCur.cur' in the Rename tree.

Thank you

MG

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Manel G <No****@NoSpam.Net> wrote:

What options does your obfuscator give you in terms of obfuscation of
resources?
I am using the Dotfuscator Comunity Edition that comes with VS NET 2003.

I haven't used that myself - does it give you any options?

I wonder whether the problem is that the type name itself has been
obfuscated, but the resource name *hasn't* been changed appropriately.
I can't find 'NoCur.cur' in the Rename tree.

If you run ildasm on the assembly and look in the resources, can you
find it there?

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[Manel G]

Jon Skeet [C# MVP] wrote:

Manel G <No****@NoSpam.Net> wrote:

What options does your obfuscator give you in terms of obfuscation of
resources?

I am using the Dotfuscator Comunity Edition that comes with VS NET 2003.

I haven't used that myself - does it give you any options?

I wonder whether the problem is that the type name itself has been
obfuscated, but the resource name *hasn't* been changed appropriately.

I can't find 'NoCur.cur' in the Rename tree.

If you run ildasm on the assembly and look in the resources, can you
find it there?

Yes

Please don't take more time. I found an alternative syntaxe supported by
the Dotfuscator:

Me.Cursor = New Cursor(ResourceStream("NoCur.cur"))

ResourceStream is a function that returns a stream

Thanks for taking your time

MG