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  • DBC User
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    adding files at compile time

    I have a situation, where I need to add 4 or 5 data files (they change
    every time I build) in my project during build time and somehow I need
    a way to access these files during runtime.
    So I have 2 questions
    1. Is it possible to identify all the files in the resource file
    during runtime by name of the file?
    2. Is it possible to add files to a project at build time to make an
    exe with those files?
    Thanks.
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    • RobinS
      #2
      Re: adding files at compile time

      You can add them to your project, set Build Action to "Content" and the
      "Copy to Output Dir" to "Copy Always". Then you can load it by its relative
      path to the ApplicationPath .

      Or you can add them as an embedded resource.

      Is that what you mean? You just want to include them and then access them?

      RobinS.
      GoldMail, Inc.
      --------------------------
      "DBC User" <dbcuser@gmail. comwrote in message
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      >I have a situation, where I need to add 4 or 5 data files (they change
      every time I build) in my project during build time and somehow I need
      a way to access these files during runtime.
      So I have 2 questions
      1. Is it possible to identify all the files in the resource file
      during runtime by name of the file?
      2. Is it possible to add files to a project at build time to make an
      exe with those files?
      Thanks.

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        • DBC User
          #3
          Re: adding files at compile time

          On Mar 5, 11:44 pm, "RobinS" <rob...@imnotte lling.comwrote:
          You can add them to your project, set Build Action to "Content" and the
          "Copy to Output Dir" to "Copy Always". Then you can load it by its relative
          path to the ApplicationPath .
          >
          Or you can add them as an embedded resource.
          >
          Is that what you mean? You just want to include them and then access them?
          >
          RobinS.
          GoldMail, Inc.
          --------------------------"DBC User" <dbcu...@gmail. comwrote in message
          >
          news:de176644-68ec-42f0-a315-1386d55faedb@u7 2g2000hsf.googl egroups.com...
          >
          >
          >
          I have a situation, where I need to add 4 or 5 data files (they change
          every time I build) in my project during build time and somehow I need
          a way to access these files during runtime.
          So I have 2 questions
          1. Is it possible to identify all the files in the resource file
          during runtime by name of the file?
          2. Is it possible to add files to a project at build time to make an
          exe with those files?
          Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
          >
          - Show quoted text -
          I would like to add them as embedded resource. This is what I found so
          far, I could write a seperate program which will generate the resource
          file with all the required files and then build the new program which
          need to access it with the new resource. So I would like to find a way
          to add the text files to resource file and way to read it back.
          Thanks.

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            • =?Utf-8?B?RmFtaWx5IFRyZWUgTWlrZQ==?=
              #4
              Re: adding files at compile time



              "DBC User" wrote:
              On Mar 5, 11:44 pm, "RobinS" <rob...@imnotte lling.comwrote:
              You can add them to your project, set Build Action to "Content" and the
              "Copy to Output Dir" to "Copy Always". Then you can load it by its relative
              path to the ApplicationPath .

              Or you can add them as an embedded resource.

              Is that what you mean? You just want to include them and then access them?

              RobinS.
              GoldMail, Inc.
              --------------------------"DBC User" <dbcu...@gmail. comwrote in message

              news:de176644-68ec-42f0-a315-1386d55faedb@u7 2g2000hsf.googl egroups.com...


              >I have a situation, where I need to add 4 or 5 data files (they change
              every time I build) in my project during build time and somehow I need
              a way to access these files during runtime.
              So I have 2 questions
              1. Is it possible to identify all the files in the resource file
              during runtime by name of the file?
              2. Is it possible to add files to a project at build time to make an
              exe with those files?
              Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
              - Show quoted text -
              >
              I would like to add them as embedded resource. This is what I found so
              far, I could write a seperate program which will generate the resource
              file with all the required files and then build the new program which
              need to access it with the new resource. So I would like to find a way
              to add the text files to resource file and way to read it back.
              Thanks.
              Then set the "Build Action" to "Embedded Resource". Do you mean the
              filenames change every build or the file contents change every build?
              >

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                • DBC User
                  #5
                  Re: adding files at compile time

                  On Mar 6, 11:27 am, Family Tree Mike
                  <FamilyTreeM... @discussions.mi crosoft.comwrot e:
                  "DBC User" wrote:
                  On Mar 5, 11:44 pm, "RobinS" <rob...@imnotte lling.comwrote:
                  You can add them to your project, set Build Action to "Content" and the
                  "Copy to Output Dir" to "Copy Always". Then you can load it by its relative
                  path to the ApplicationPath .
                  >
                  Or you can add them as an embedded resource.
                  >
                  Is that what you mean? You just want to include them and then access them?
                  >
                  RobinS.
                  GoldMail, Inc.
                  --------------------------"DBC User" <dbcu...@gmail. comwrote in message
                  >
                  >news:de17664 4-68ec-42f0-a315-1386d55faedb@u7 2g2000hsf.googl egroups.com....
                  >
                  I have a situation, where I need to add 4 or 5 data files (they change
                  every time I build) in my project during build time and somehow I need
                  a way to access these files during runtime.
                  So I have 2 questions
                  1. Is it possible to identify all the files in the resource file
                  during runtime by name of the file?
                  2. Is it possible to add files to a project at build time to make an
                  exe with those files?
                  Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
                  >
                  - Show quoted text -
                  >
                  I would like to add them as embedded resource. This is what I found so
                  far, I could write a seperate program which will generate the resource
                  file with all the required files and then build the new program which
                  need to access it with the new resource. So I would like to find a way
                  to add the text files to resource file and way to read it back.
                  Thanks.
                  >
                  Then set the "Build Action" to "Embedded Resource".  Do you mean the
                  filenames change every build or the file contents change every build?  
                  >
                  >
                  Yes that is correct. So here is what I am planning to do
                  1. All the input files required will be staged in a temp folder for
                  me. So I will have one program which will read each file and create a
                  console c# program to add it to a resource file. This step only
                  creates an output c# program.
                  2. Now I run command line compiler to build and then run the program.
                  The output will be a resource file.
                  3. Now build my actual program which expects all the files in resource
                  file to run at the destination with the resource file created at step
                  2.
                  4. Copy the final exe to destination server and run it.

                  I got al step 2, 3 and 4 except the part where how to add a file to a
                  resource file and read a file from resource file. All the example I
                  have seen so far are image files. I couldn't find single example for
                  adding a text/binary file to a resource file.

                  So if someone can help me on how to write a text file to resource file
                  and read the text file back from resource file, it would be greatful.

                  Thanks again.

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                    • =?Utf-8?B?RmFtaWx5IFRyZWUgTWlrZQ==?=
                      #6
                      Re: adding files at compile time



                      "DBC User" wrote:
                      On Mar 6, 11:27 am, Family Tree Mike
                      <FamilyTreeM... @discussions.mi crosoft.comwrot e:
                      "DBC User" wrote:
                      On Mar 5, 11:44 pm, "RobinS" <rob...@imnotte lling.comwrote:
                      You can add them to your project, set Build Action to "Content" and the
                      "Copy to Output Dir" to "Copy Always". Then you can load it by its relative
                      path to the ApplicationPath .
                      Or you can add them as an embedded resource.
                      Is that what you mean? You just want to include them and then access them?
                      RobinS.
                      GoldMail, Inc.
                      --------------------------"DBC User" <dbcu...@gmail. comwrote in message
                      news:de176644-68ec-42f0-a315-1386d55faedb@u7 2g2000hsf.googl egroups.com....
                      >I have a situation, where I need to add 4 or 5 data files (they change
                      every time I build) in my project during build time and somehow I need
                      a way to access these files during runtime.
                      So I have 2 questions
                      1. Is it possible to identify all the files in the resource file
                      during runtime by name of the file?
                      2. Is it possible to add files to a project at build time to make an
                      exe with those files?
                      Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
                      - Show quoted text -
                      I would like to add them as embedded resource. This is what I found so
                      far, I could write a seperate program which will generate the resource
                      file with all the required files and then build the new program which
                      need to access it with the new resource. So I would like to find a way
                      to add the text files to resource file and way to read it back.
                      Thanks.
                      Then set the "Build Action" to "Embedded Resource". Do you mean the
                      filenames change every build or the file contents change every build?
                      Yes that is correct. So here is what I am planning to do
                      1. All the input files required will be staged in a temp folder for
                      me. So I will have one program which will read each file and create a
                      console c# program to add it to a resource file. This step only
                      creates an output c# program.
                      2. Now I run command line compiler to build and then run the program.
                      The output will be a resource file.
                      3. Now build my actual program which expects all the files in resource
                      file to run at the destination with the resource file created at step
                      2.
                      4. Copy the final exe to destination server and run it.
                      >
                      I got al step 2, 3 and 4 except the part where how to add a file to a
                      resource file and read a file from resource file. All the example I
                      have seen so far are image files. I couldn't find single example for
                      adding a text/binary file to a resource file.
                      >
                      So if someone can help me on how to write a text file to resource file
                      and read the text file back from resource file, it would be greatful.
                      >
                      Thanks again.
                      >
                      The process for adding the files as a resource should be the same whether
                      the file is a bitmap/jpeg/tiff or the text of "War and Peace". You get the
                      files out at runtime with GetManifestReso urceStream and read it with a
                      StreamReader, rather than sending it to the constructor for an image.


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