Embedded a external file in a C# DLL

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hi i have a dll and dll read path a file with this code :

file name

lservrc

string text = Path.Combine(this.coreProduct_0.ProductCommonFolderPath, "lservrc");

and back this result c:\.......\lservrc

and with this code read data

Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("LSERVRC", text);

i want embedded this file in same dll and dont read this from external path

there is anyway i do this

thank you

What I have tried:

Resources

and

Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly

Posted 20-Oct-20 1:21am

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Updated 20-Oct-20 3:35am

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CHill60 · Answer 1 · 2020-10-20T01:49:00

Solution 1

You mention you have tried "Resources" but now how you tried to do that. Resources is the way to go.
How to embed files and exe in a DLL file[^]
c# - Embed Text Files in a .NET Assembly or Executable[^]
and many other examples[^]

Posted 20-Oct-20 1:49am

CHill60

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Member 13654266 20-Oct-20 7:59am

i dont have source code
try use debug tool for source and add file in Resources
but dont underestand how call this in code like this

Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("LSERVRC", text);
text is a path + name of file

CHill60 20-Oct-20 8:51am

I'm sorry, I don't understand what you are trying to say. And SetEnvironmentVariable is not reading a file, it's setting an environment variable

Member 13654266 20-Oct-20 9:00am

ok can u tell me what do this code ?

string text = Path.Combine(this.coreProduct_0.ProductCommonFolderPath, "lservrc");
if (File.Exists(text))
{
Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("LSERVRC", text);
return;
}

CHill60 20-Oct-20 9:01am

That code creates a string called text that contains the fully pathed filename of a file called lservrc;. If that file exists then it sets an environment variable called LSERVRC to the contents of variable text

Member 13654266 20-Oct-20 9:08am

i want embedded lservrc (this is a license file) in my dll
and call this from dll
mean my dll dont search for this file in path

F-ES Sitecore 20-Oct-20 14:37pm

I doubt this will be possible. Other things are looking for the LSERVRC variable and using it to access that file. You have no way of telling those things that they have to extract a resource from your dll instead.

RickZeeland · Answer 2 · 2020-10-20T03:35:00

Solution 2

You can also try ILMerge static linker for .NET Assemblies.[^]
Or even better: Fody/Costura: Embed references as resources[^]

Posted 20-Oct-20 3:35am

RickZeeland