Extracting files in .net

[Echooff3]

Here's a function I created to write embedded resource files into whatever file you need it to go. I used it to retrieve an embedded word document and write it to a temp folder.

Public Sub CreateFileFromResourceFile(ByVal pIn As String, ByVal pOut As String)
        Dim currAssembly As Reflection.Assembly
 
        Dim input As Stream
        Dim output As Stream
        Dim Buffer(20000) As Byte
        Dim read As Integer
 
        currAssembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly()
 
        input = currAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream(pIn)
 
        output = New FileStream(pOut, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Write)
        input.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin)
 
        read = input.Read(Buffer, 0, 20000)
 
        While read > 0
            output.Write(Buffer, 0, read)
            read = input.Read(Buffer, 0, 20000)
        End While
 
        input.Close()
        output.Close()
 
    End Sub
 
 

USEAGE:
pIn : String that represents the embedded resource
pOut : Where you want the file written

If you need to find the names of your embedded resources, in the immediate window type in:

?System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly.GetManifestResourceNames
 

That will list all your resources by name.

[GrantAtSerialKeyMaker]

I took your code sample, and expanded it to answer a question posted in the archives on how to access and use an embedded DLL reference (http://bytes.com/forum/thread226160.html).

Once you have the embedded resource name using the method you showed, you can then stream the data and create an object to use.

objStream = p_asmExecutingAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream(s trEmbeddedResourceName)

I created a helper class to make this easier:
EmbeddedAssemblyHelper.rename_to_vb.txt

Then, when you want to access the object, you create an instance of it, and invoke any of it's methods.

I created a walkthrough and sample project here:
Serial Key Maker Blog: May - DLL Embedding

Grant
http://www.serialkeymaker.com
Effortless License Key Protection for .Net Applications