How to access resource file in C#?

Question

i have add .zip file to my resource how can i access that zip file ?

Answer 1

Add your resource to the project in the project properties...(which you did)

Then it's simple...

var zipFile = MyNamespace.Properties.Resources.My_Zip_File; 

Answer 2

Visual Studio Community 2015 answer:

1. In Project->Properties->Resources->Files, add My_Zip_File.zip, accessed by double-clicking Properties in Solution Explorer.
2. Locate Solution Explorer->Resources->My_Zip_File.zip, click this item and look at Properties. Build Action="None" and Copy to Output Directory="Copy always".

The file is now accessible programatically. The path and file is part of the assembly when debugging and when the progam is installed as a final publish. It compares favorably against using absolute path. Example C# header:

using System.IO; using System.Reflection; 

Example C# code:

String strAppPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule.FileName); String strFilePath = Path.Combine(strAppPath, "Resources"); String strFullFilename = Path.Combine(strFilePath, "My_Zip_File.zip"); 

` For example, we can read the file as Stream and we can also open the file using strFullFileName.

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