Problem updating embedded resource files

Question

_{Monday, August 18, 2008 3:45 PM}

Hello,
 
I have an application which copies certain embedded resources into a specific user directory.  It works fine.
However, I want to be able to update the embedded resources.  If I copy over or edit the embedded resource files it continues to output the outdated files.
However, if I edit it by double clicking on the resource in the solution explorer and save it there, then it DOES update.
Why doesn't it update when I overwrite the file outside of solution explorer?

All replies (3)

_{Monday, August 18, 2008 4:04 PM ✅Answered}

Embedded resources are compiled in....by copying them and not doing a build, they won't get propagated.

William Wegerson (www.OmegaCoder.Com)

_{Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:59 AM ✅Answered}

Hi S.R.H_

I agree with Omega, embedded resources are copied to assembly instead of build, to update it, you can remove/add the resource file in solution explorer, and them rebuild it to implement this.

For the embedded XML file lost some content, I believe that problem was caused by the following code.

File.WriteAllText(WritePath + "MyEncryptedXML.xml", reader.ReadToEnd()); 

Because the encrypted file is a binary file rather than text file, therefore, use the following code snippet will be appropriate, which process the file as binary file.

  StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("ParameterUpdater.Resources.MyEncryptedXML.xml"));

            byte []buffer = new byte[reader.BaseStream.Length];

            reader.BaseStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);

            File.WriteAllBytes(WritePath + "MyEncryptedXML.xml", buffer);

And here is a solved thread about how to read embedded resource in c#.

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3398832&SiteID=1

Regards,

Xun

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_{Monday, August 18, 2008 5:15 PM}

Strangely that is not what I observed.

Building the project did not make a difference... it still was looking at the outdated files when I copied it into my resources directory.  However, if I modified one of the resource files from the Solution Explorer and saved it and ran the project it would use the updated file whether or not I rebuilt.

Also, I have found that the application is not quite working properly: some of the resource files are encrypted xmls, and when writing them it is changing the data.

The embedded .xml file is 4.78KB, but the output is 2.73KB.  How is data being lost when I am writing it straight from the stream?