GetManifestResourceStream returns NULL

Question

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:

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Answer 1

Here is the cause of my null value.

http://adrianmejia.com/blog/2011/07/18/cs-getmanifestresourcestream-gotcha/

The GetManifestResourceStream method will always returns NULL if the resource ‘built action‘ property is not set to ‘embedded resource‘

After setting this property with all the needed files assembly.GetManifestResourceStream starts returning the correct stream instead of NULL.