GetManifestResourceStream returns NULL
This is a C# .NET 4.0 application: I'm embedding a text file as a resource and then trying to display it in a dialog box: var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(); var resourceName = "MyProj.Help.txt"; using (Stream stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName)) { using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream)) { string result = reader.ReadToEnd(); System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(result, "MyProj", MessageBoxButtons.OK); } } The solution is MyProjSolution and the executable is MyProj.exe. Help.txt is an embedded resource. However, the stream is null. I've tried