Working with an Embedded XML File

Re: Working with an Embedded XML File

If you've compiled the XML file as an embedded resource then you can do
something like this:


using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflecti on;
using System.Xml;

class Application
{
static void Main(string[] args) {

Stream s =
Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ).GetManifestRe sourceStream("C SharpConsole.XM L
File1.xml");

XmlDocument xdoc = new XmlDocument();

StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(s) ;

xdoc.LoadXml(re ader.ReadToEnd( ));

reader.Close();

}
}

or:

Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Reflecti on
Imports System.IO

Module Main

Sub Main()

Dim s As Stream =
Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ).GetManifestRe sourceStream("X MLFile1.xml")

Dim xdoc As New XmlDocument

Dim reader As New StreamReader(s)

xdoc.LoadXml(re ader.ReadToEnd( ))

reader.Close()

End Sub

End Module

Notice in C# you have to prepend the project name (this is not a namespace)
to the file name. IIRC this is due to the way the VB compiler stores
resources in the assembly.

--
Klaus H. Probst, MVP
http://www.vbbox.com/


"Jay Douglas" <REMOVEIFNOTSPA M_jay@squarei.c om> wrote in message
news:%23wuPUg$J EHA.2884@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
> Hello all,
> I have a basic XML file of which I set the Build Action to "Embedded
> Resource" The XML file is simple:
>
> <root>
> <item>
> <name>Test Name</name>
> <description>Te st Description</description>
> </item>
> </root>
>
> I'm having a heck of a time reading the xml file embedded in the assembly.
> I'm more than certain that I'm missing some sort of name space element in
> the XML.. I've searched high and low and I am unable to find any sample
> code that works. I get errors such as invalid object, etc.
>
> I was hoping that somebody might be able to refer me to a url that[/color]
explains[color=blue]
> how to create the xml file correctly and the code to read the embedded xml
> file.
>
> C# and vb.net examples are welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jay
>
>
>[/color]

Re: Working with an Embedded XML File

Perfect.

Thanks a ton.


"Klaus H. Probst" <usenet001@vbbo x.com> wrote in message
news:eg8OyRAKEH A.3728@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> If you've compiled the XML file as an embedded resource then you can do
> something like this:
>
>
> using System;
> using System.IO;
> using System.Reflecti on;
> using System.Xml;
>
> class Application
> {
> static void Main(string[] args) {
>
> Stream s =
>[/color]
Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ).GetManifestRe sourceStream("C SharpConsole.XM L[color=blue]
> File1.xml");
>
> XmlDocument xdoc = new XmlDocument();
>
> StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(s) ;
>
> xdoc.LoadXml(re ader.ReadToEnd( ));
>
> reader.Close();
>
> }
> }
>
> or:
>
> Imports System.Xml
> Imports System.Reflecti on
> Imports System.IO
>
> Module Main
>
> Sub Main()
>
> Dim s As Stream =
> Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ).GetManifestRe sourceStream("X MLFile1.xml")
>
> Dim xdoc As New XmlDocument
>
> Dim reader As New StreamReader(s)
>
> xdoc.LoadXml(re ader.ReadToEnd( ))
>
> reader.Close()
>
> End Sub
>
> End Module
>
> Notice in C# you have to prepend the project name (this is not a[/color]
namespace)[color=blue]
> to the file name. IIRC this is due to the way the VB compiler stores
> resources in the assembly.
>
> --
> Klaus H. Probst, MVP
> http://www.vbbox.com/
>
>
> "Jay Douglas" <REMOVEIFNOTSPA M_jay@squarei.c om> wrote in message
> news:%23wuPUg$J EHA.2884@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..[color=green]
> > Hello all,
> > I have a basic XML file of which I set the Build Action to "Embedded
> > Resource" The XML file is simple:
> >
> > <root>
> > <item>
> > <name>Test Name</name>
> > <description>Te st Description</description>
> > </item>
> > </root>
> >
> > I'm having a heck of a time reading the xml file embedded in the[/color][/color]
assembly.[color=blue][color=green]
> > I'm more than certain that I'm missing some sort of name space element[/color][/color]
in[color=blue][color=green]
> > the XML.. I've searched high and low and I am unable to find any sample
> > code that works. I get errors such as invalid object, etc.
> >
> > I was hoping that somebody might be able to refer me to a url that[/color]
> explains[color=green]
> > how to create the xml file correctly and the code to read the embedded[/color][/color]
xml[color=blue][color=green]
> > file.
> >
> > C# and vb.net examples are welcome.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]