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Alright, so I'm working on programming my own installer in C#, and what I'd like to do is something along the lines of put the files in the .exe, so I can do File.Copy(file, filedir);
Or, if this isn't possible, is there another way of doing what I am attempting to do?
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Click a folder on the left side of the window to select it as the place where your file will be saved. Click Save. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This will save your EXE file in your selected location under the specified name.
Applications normally should go to C:\Program Files ( %ProgramFiles% ) or to C:\Program Files (x86) ( %ProgramFiles(x86)% ) for 32-bit applications on a 64-bit version of Windows.
Each EXE file contains data that Windows uses to recognize, read, and run the program the file contains. This data is saved in a compiled, binary format sometimes referred to as machine code. EXE files also often contain additional program resources, such as the program's icon and its GUI graphics assets.
EXE files are a Windows-specific executable file format. When a user or other event triggers an executable file, the computer runs the code that the file contains. Executable files contain binary machine code that has been compiled from source code.
I wouldn't code my own installer, but if you truely want to embed files into your assembly you could use strongly typed resources. In the properties dialog of your project open up the "Resources" tab and then add your file. You'll then be able to get the file using:
ProjectNamespace.Properties.Resources.MyFile Then you'll be able to write the embedded resource to disk using:
System.IO.File.WriteAllBytes(@"C:\MyFile.bin", ProjectNamespace.Properties.Resources.MyFile); If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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