Using a .txt file Resource in VB

Question

Right now i have a line of code, in vb, that calls a text file, like this:

Dim fileReader As String
    fileReader = My.Computer.FileSystem.ReadAllText(\"dat         


        

Answer 1

I'm assuming that the file is being compiled as an Embedded Resource.

Embedded Resources aren't files in the filesystem; that code will not work.

You need to call Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream, like this:

Dim fileText As String
Dim a As Assembly = GetType(SomeClass).Assembly
Using reader As New StreamReader(a.GetManifestResourceStream("MyNamespace.data5.txt"))
    fileText = reader.ReadToEnd()
End Using