Embedded Resource (PNG) in DLL

[Chris Murphy via DotNetMonster.com]

Hi all, I've been strugling with this for the last few days and I'm wonding
if any of you have had the same problem or a solution I could consider: I'm
embedding a bitmap resource (PNG format) as part of an extended panel control
that I'm creating. I'm trying read the embedded resource and draw it out on
the panel. The drawing part I know how to do well enough, but for some reason
when I try to access the embedded resource (PNG = "header_image.p ng") it
always returns an empty stream (using helper methods wrapping
GetManifestReso urce...). I'm stumped. Please help!


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[Brian Henry]

Re: Embedded Resource (PNG) in DLL

do you have the root namespace before the resource name? example
MyRootNamespace .picture.png


"Chris Murphy via DotNetMonster.c om" <forum@nospam.D otNetMonster.co m> wrote
in message news:50326D4DC3 050@DotNetMonst er.com...[color=blue]
> Hi all, I've been strugling with this for the last few days and I'm
> wonding
> if any of you have had the same problem or a solution I could consider:
> I'm
> embedding a bitmap resource (PNG format) as part of an extended panel
> control
> that I'm creating. I'm trying read the embedded resource and draw it out
> on
> the panel. The drawing part I know how to do well enough, but for some
> reason
> when I try to access the embedded resource (PNG = "header_image.p ng") it
> always returns an empty stream (using helper methods wrapping
> GetManifestReso urce...). I'm stumped. Please help!
>
>
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[Chris Murphy via DotNetMonster.com]

Re: Embedded Resource (PNG) in DLL

I have some methods that take care of that

Private AppAssembly As Reflection.Asse mbly = Reflection.Asse mbly.
GetExecutingAss embly()
Private AppAssemblyPath As String = Me.AppAssembly. GetName().Name( ).
Replace(" ", "_")

Private Function GetResource(ByV al FileName As String) As System.IO.
Stream
Try
Return Me.AppAssembly. GetManifestReso urceStream(Me.
AppAssemblyPath & "." & FileName)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show ("Error returning resource: " & ex.ToString(),
"XiNK!", MessageBoxButto ns.OK, MessageBoxIcon. Error)
Return Nothing
End Try
End Function

Brian Henry wrote:[color=blue]
>do you have the root namespace before the resource name? example
>MyRootNamespac e.picture.png
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>> Hi all, I've been strugling with this for the last few days and I'm
>> wonding[/color]
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>> always returns an empty stream (using helper methods wrapping
>> GetManifestReso urce...). I'm stumped. Please help![/color][/color]


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