How to load xml resource file under a folder in a .Net project

[Cindy Liu]

Hi,

If my xml resource file is directly under my project file, I have no problem
to load that xml file via Assembly.GetMan ifestResourceSt ream. However, after
I create a folder under the project and move my xml file under that folder, I
cannot load that xml file via Assembly.GetMan ifestResourceSt ream. Every time
it returns null. Any idea?

Thanks in advance!!!
Cindy

[Christian Heide Damm]

Are you using Visual Studio? It uses the folder name as prefix of the
resource name.

You can see what embedded resources are in your assembly like this:

foreach (string aResourceName in
Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ).GetManifestRe sourceNames())
{
Console.WriteLi ne(aResourceNam e);
}

Christian

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Hi,

If my xml resource file is directly under my project file, I have no
problem
to load that xml file via Assembly.GetMan ifestResourceSt ream. However,
after
I create a folder under the project and move my xml file under that
folder, I
cannot load that xml file via Assembly.GetMan ifestResourceSt ream. Every
time
it returns null. Any idea?

Thanks in advance!!!
Cindy

[Sijin Joseph]

The name of the resource will change now that you have put it in a
folder. The name of the resource will now be <default
namespace>.<fol der>.<file>.res ources

or you can check out the name of the resource by using the IL
Disasembler (ILDasm.exe) , the resources will be in a .mresources section.

This article will be useful
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/us...ms02202003.asp

Sijin Joseph
http://www.indiangeek.net
http://weblogs.asp.net/sjoseph

Cindy Liu wrote:

Hi,

If my xml resource file is directly under my project file, I have no problem
to load that xml file via Assembly.GetMan ifestResourceSt ream. However, after
I create a folder under the project and move my xml file under that folder, I
cannot load that xml file via Assembly.GetMan ifestResourceSt ream. Every time
it returns null. Any idea?

Thanks in advance!!!
Cindy

[Sijin Joseph]

The name of the resource will change now that you have put it in a
folder. The name of the resource will now be <default
namespace>.<fol der>.<file>.res ources

or you can check out the name of the resource by using the IL
Disasembler (ILDasm.exe) , the resources will be in a .mresources section.

This article will be useful
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/us...ms02202003.asp

Sijin Joseph
http://www.indiangeek.net
http://weblogs.asp.net/sjoseph

Cindy Liu wrote:

Hi,

If my xml resource file is directly under my project file, I have no problem
to load that xml file via Assembly.GetMan ifestResourceSt ream. However, after
I create a folder under the project and move my xml file under that folder, I
cannot load that xml file via Assembly.GetMan ifestResourceSt ream. Every time
it returns null. Any idea?

Thanks in advance!!!
Cindy