Addressing resource files in C#

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I've added my file into resources with right click -> existing item. Now I want to copy the added file into another directory like this:

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File.Copy(@"I don't know", @"C:\Users\user-1\Desktop\", true);

I don't know what I have to write in @"I don't know" part to addressing the added resource file.

What I have tried:

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File.Copy(@"I don't know", @"C:\Users\user-1\Desktop\", true);

Posted 30-Mar-17 15:56pm

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Updated 30-Mar-17 18:16pm

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2017-03-30T18:16:00

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You can't use File methods to get at a resource. You should be using Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream. You can then just write the content, be it text or bytes, to the target file yourself.

GetManifestResourceStream[^]

Posted 30-Mar-17 18:16pm

Dave Kreskowiak

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[no name] 31-Mar-17 6:39am

I understood that I have to use the System.Reflection library and use the "GetManifestResourceStream(String)". But I don't know how can I copy the file like that

Dave Kreskowiak 31-Mar-17 8:48am

You don't COPY the file. GetManifestResourceStream returns a Stream object. You open the destination file you want to "copy" the content to, read the bytes from the resource Stream, write them to the file stream you opened, then close both streams. Done!

[no name] 31-Mar-17 19:32pm

Can you please give me an example about it?
I did search about it, but I can't understand :/

Dave Kreskowiak 31-Mar-17 21:30pm

Your Google-Fu needs some serious work. Google for "Copy resource stream to disk c#[^]" and you'll find tons of examples.