Read text file from C# Resources

Question

I need to read a file from my resources and add it to a list. my code:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {     using (StreamReader r = new StreamReader(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("myProg.myText.txt")))     {         //The Only Options Here Are BaseStream & CurrentEncoding     } } 

Ive searched for this and only have gotten answers like "Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly...." but my program doesnt have the option of Assembly.?

Answer 1

Try something like this :

string resource_data = Properties.Resources.test; List<string> words = resource_data.Split(new[] {Environment.NewLine}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).ToList(); 

Where

Answer 2

You need to include using System.Reflection; in your header in order to get access to Assembly. This is only for when you mark a file as "Embedded Resource" in VS.

var filename = "MyFile.txt" System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("YourNameSpace." + filename)); 

As long as you include 'using System.Reflection;' you can access Assembly like this:

Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("YourNamespace." + filename); 

Or if you don't need to vary filename just use:

Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("YourNamespace.MyFile.txt"); 

The full code should look like this:

using(var reader = new StreamReader(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("myProg.m‌​yText.txt")) {     string line;     while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)     {         // Do some stuff here with your textfile     } }