including resource files

[guy]

vb2005
i have a resource file (MyFile.resources) created using resgen.
how do i inculde it within my assembly? i have tried adding it to my project
but it does not get built into the exe, so i get a
MissingManifestResourceException when trying to use resources within it.

any ideas?

[Armin Zingler]

"guy" <gu*@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb

vb2005
i have a resource file (MyFile.resources) created using resgen.
how do i inculde it within my assembly? i have tried adding it to my
project but it does not get built into the exe, so i get a
MissingManifestResourceException when trying to use resources within
it.

any ideas?

Select the file in the solution explorer. In the property window, did you
set the "build action" to embedded resource?
Or, maybe you misspelled the resource name. Try this at application startup
to see the embedded resources:

MsgBox(String.Join(vbCrLf, _
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Ge tManifestResourceNames _
))

Armin

[guy]

thanks Armin,
yes it has Build Action set to Embedded Resource.
looking at it witl ILDasm does not show the resource, nor does
GetMainfestResourceNames in your example - i must be doing something else
wrong!


"Armin Zingler" wrote:

"guy" <gu*@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb

vb2005
i have a resource file (MyFile.resources) created using resgen.
how do i inculde it within my assembly? i have tried adding it to my
project but it does not get built into the exe, so i get a
MissingManifestResourceException when trying to use resources within
it.

any ideas?

Select the file in the solution explorer. In the property window, did you
set the "build action" to embedded resource?
Or, maybe you misspelled the resource name. Try this at application startup
to see the embedded resources:

MsgBox(String.Join(vbCrLf, _
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Ge tManifestResourceNames _
))

Armin

[Armin Zingler]

"guy" <gu*@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb

thanks Armin,
yes it has Build Action set to Embedded Resource.
looking at it witl ILDasm does not show the resource, nor does
GetMainfestResourceNames in your example - i must be doing something
else wrong!

Hmm.. strange. I tried the same now: I used "reseditor.exe" (from the
samples), added one bitmap, saved as "test.resources", added the file to the
project ("embedded resource" is set by default) and built the exe.
GetManifestResourceNames returns
WindowsApplication1.Form1.resources
WindowsApplication1.test.resources
WindowsApplication1.Resources.resources

where "test.resources" is the embedded file.

I currently have no clue what's going wrong in your project.... I'll let you
know if something comes into my mind.

Armin

[guy]

Armin, a power off/on fixed this (it makes you wonder...)

thanks

guy

"Armin Zingler" wrote:

"guy" <gu*@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb

thanks Armin,
yes it has Build Action set to Embedded Resource.
looking at it witl ILDasm does not show the resource, nor does
GetMainfestResourceNames in your example - i must be doing something
else wrong!

Hmm.. strange. I tried the same now: I used "reseditor.exe" (from the
samples), added one bitmap, saved as "test.resources", added the file to the
project ("embedded resource" is set by default) and built the exe.
GetManifestResourceNames returns
WindowsApplication1.Form1.resources
WindowsApplication1.test.resources
WindowsApplication1.Resources.resources

where "test.resources" is the embedded file.

I currently have no clue what's going wrong in your project.... I'll let you
know if something comes into my mind.

Armin

[Armin Zingler]

"guy" <gu*@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb

Armin, a power off/on fixed this (it makes you wonder...)

thanks

guy

Never wonder. :)
Armin