Embedded Resource, .xml Cannot read 2

[dseaver]

I added two xml files to a resource file called Settings.xml, since I don't plan on changing the XML files and don't want to depend on the user having them. I used to access the file via XmlDocument.Load(). I can't find for the life of me how to be able to read these resources in XmlDocument. For examples, files are named FileA.xml and FileB.xml. I know that I can go to MyProject.Settings.FileA, but I can load them into the XmlDocument. Thanks in advance

 

[djfrear]

        static string ExtractResource( string resourceName)
        {
            //look for the resource name
            foreach( string currentResource in System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(). GetManifestResourceNames(*))
                if ( currentResource.LastIndexOf( resourceName) != -1 )
                {
                    string fqnTempFile = System.IO.Path.GetTempFileName();
                    string path = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName( fqnTempFile);
                    string rootName= System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(fqnTempFile);
                    string destFile = path + @"\" + rootName + "." + System.IO.Path.GetExtension( currentResource);

                    System.IO.Stream fs =
                    System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(). GetManifestResourceStream*(currentResource);


                    byte[] buff = new byte[ fs.Length ];
                    fs.Read( buff, 0, (int)fs.Length);
                    fs.Close();


                    System.IO.FileStream destStream = new System.IO.FileStream ( destFile,FileMode.Create);
                    destStream.Write( buff, 0, buff.Length);
                    destStream.Close();


                    return destFile;
                }


                throw new Exception("Resource not found : " + resourceName);
         }

Please note that this is not my code and I take no credit for it - original can be found here:

http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread674527.html

Hope this helps a little.

 

[djfrear]

Apparently the code doesnt compile as it is, if you remove the stars it should compile.

 

[JurkMonkey]

Moses that's complicated.

if you use an XmlTextReader then you can load the xml from a stream. The easiest way to do that is like so:

1. Make sure that your xmlfile has the Compile property set to Embedded Resource.

2. Get the stream from the manifest and load it into the xmltextreader.

Stream s = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("solutionname.yourprojectname.anyfoldername.FileA.xml");

XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader(s);

now you can work with the reader directly.

The string that goes inside the GetManifestResourceStream is essentially a path starting at your solution name but the / is replaced with .

Note that if your file is contained within any folder that starts with a number, then you must put a _ before the folder name.

MySolution
MyProject
32BitFiles
MyFile.xml

Your string would be MySolution.MyProject._32BitFiles.MyFile.xml

http://www.ubuntu.com/

 

[dseaver]

I still can't get it working, but I think it has to do with how I have it set up. The stream is always NULL

Tell me if this is right:
So I add a folder, XMLs, to the project, MyProject, solution is same name as project
I add existing item, FileA.xml
I go to properties, Build = Embedded Resource

then I use
Stream s = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("MyProject.MyProject.xmls.FileA.xml");

XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader(s);

XmlDocument fileaXml = new XmlDocument();
filea.load(s);

 

[dseaver]

Nevermind, I found it, using a combination of the solutions. JurkMonkey's solution is the one I am using, but to get the resource name correct I used djfrear's suggestion's

foreach( string currentResource in System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(). GetManifestResourceNames(*))

to get the correct resource name. Thank you both!!

 

[chiph]

A shortcut would be to compile your assembly with your embedded resource, then use Reflector or IlDasm to look at it -- the resource name can then easily be seen.

Chip H.


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[rjstones]

link for resourcer: http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/

download then extract to X:/Documents and Settings/<user area>/SendTo dir. You can then navigate to your projects dir then right-click > Send To > Resourcer to look up your projects resources.