How to open a PDF file that is also a project resource?

Question

I have a PDF file that I have imported in as a resource into my project. The file is a help document so I want to be able to include it with every deployment. I want to be a

Answer 1

This should help - I use this code frequently to open various executable, documents, etc... which I have embedded as a resource.

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
    string openPDFfile =  @"c:\temp\pdfName.pdf";
    ExtractResource("WindowsFormsApplication1.pdfName.pdf", openPDFfile);
    Process.Start(openPDFfile);
   }

     void ExtractResource( string resource, string path )
            {
                Stream stream = GetType().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream( resource );
                byte[] bytes = new byte[(int)stream.Length];
                stream.Read( bytes, 0, bytes.Length );
                File.WriteAllBytes( path, bytes );
            }