Using Resource Files in App

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How would I load a file from a resource?

We have a 'PDF-like' file that is formatted for printing the our label forms
(it isn't quite like a PDF, but pretty close. It lets us enter text that
comes out as a barcode).

Anyway, the file often gets lost or deleted by someone fooling around with
the PC when they should not be.

To resolve this problem, I inserted the file under Project Properties >
Resources Files section.

I want something like:

File.Open(global::Project2.Properties.Resources.Fi le1)

Obviously, this will not compile.

Can I use the Resource object to store files that I can access in my
application? If so, how?

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If you have an embedded resource added to your project in the way you
described, you can access it through My.Resources.

For example, if the resource is called ThePDF you can access it as:

My.Resources.ThePDF

Files like PDFs get encoded in the resource as a byte array. The below bit
of code would extract the resource and save it to a real file (probably not
what you want).

Dim fs as As System.IO.FileStream = New System.IO.FileStream("ThePDF.pdf",
System.IO.FileMode.Create)
fs.Write(My.Resources.ThePDF, 0, My.Resources.ThePDF.Length)
fs.Close()
Chuck

"jp2msft" wrote:

How would I load a file from a resource?

We have a 'PDF-like' file that is formatted for printing the our label forms
(it isn't quite like a PDF, but pretty close. It lets us enter text that
comes out as a barcode).

Anyway, the file often gets lost or deleted by someone fooling around with
the PC when they should not be.

To resolve this problem, I inserted the file under Project Properties >
Resources Files section.

I want something like:

File.Open(global::Project2.Properties.Resources.Fi le1)

Obviously, this will not compile.

Can I use the Resource object to store files that I can access in my
application? If so, how?

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Thanks! That was what I needed.

"Chuck D" wrote:

If you have an embedded resource added to your project in the way you
described, you can access it through My.Resources.

For example, if the resource is called ThePDF you can access it as:

My.Resources.ThePDF

Files like PDFs get encoded in the resource as a byte array. The below bit
of code would extract the resource and save it to a real file (probably not
what you want).

Dim fs as As System.IO.FileStream = New System.IO.FileStream("ThePDF.pdf",
System.IO.FileMode.Create)
fs.Write(My.Resources.ThePDF, 0, My.Resources.ThePDF.Length)
fs.Close()
Chuck

"jp2msft" wrote:

How would I load a file from a resource?

We have a 'PDF-like' file that is formatted for printing the our label forms
(it isn't quite like a PDF, but pretty close. It lets us enter text that
comes out as a barcode).

Anyway, the file often gets lost or deleted by someone fooling around with
the PC when they should not be.

To resolve this problem, I inserted the file under Project Properties >
Resources Files section.

I want something like:

File.Open(global::Project2.Properties.Resources.Fi le1)

Obviously, this will not compile.

Can I use the Resource object to store files that I can access in my
application? If so, how?