How to read embedded resource text file

Question

How do I read an embedded resource (text file) using StreamReader and return it as a string? My current script uses a Windows form and textbox that allows the

Answer 1

Some VS .NET project types don’t auto-generate a .NET (.resx) file. The following steps add a Resource file to your project:

1. Right-click the project node and select Add/New Item, scroll to Resources File. In the Name box choose an appropriate name, for instance Resources and click the button Add.
2. The resource file Resources.resx is added to the project and can be seen as a node in the solution explorer.
3. Actually, two files are created, there is also an auto-generated C# class Resources.Designer.cs. Don’t edit it, it is maintained by VS. The file contains a class named Resources.

Now you can add a text file as a resource, for example an xml file:

1. Double-click Resources.resx. Select Add Resource > Add Existing File and scroll to the file you want to be included. Leave the default value Internal for Access Modify.
2. An icon represents the new resource item. If selected, the property pane shows its properties. For xml files, under the property Encoding select Unicode (UTF-8) – Codepage 65001 instead of the default local codepage. For other text files select the correct encoding of this file, for example codepage 1252.
3. For text files like xml files, the class Resources has a property of type string that is named after the included file. If the file name is e.g. RibbonManifest.xml, then the property should have the name RibbonManifest. You find the exact name in the code file Resources.Designer.cs.
4. Use the string property like any other string property, for example: string xml = Resources.RibbonManifest. The general form is ResourceFileName.IncludedTextFileName. Don’t use ResourceManager.GetString since the get-function of the string property has done that already.