FrzzMan wrote:
> Sorry my English is not so good, it is not that I want to create a file
> only.
>
> What I want is to embed some content (in a file) with the app, and use
> that content whenever I need without having to pack the content (in a
> file) along with the setup.
>
> For example, here's one of the screnario:
>
> - I use an XML file to save user settings.
> - When the app start, it should check if the file exist or not,
> well-formed or not.
> - If ok -> proceed as normal.
> - If not ok -> delete current file, and create new file with default
> content.
> - That "default content" should be embeded into the executable file.

>
> Hope you understand me, if not, just tell, I'll have my brother post
> what I'm thinking :D His English much better than me :D
>
> Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP ) wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Your post is confusing so I will get you a couple of scanarios and
>> solutions.
>>
>> If you do not care if the file exist before run the first time, just
>> create
>> it, when you run it again it will be already created
>> You can include this file ( or a copy of it ) in the project and mark
>> it as
>> content, this will make it copied when u make a setup project.
>>
>> you may use a config file to indicate where the file will be located,
>> using
>> this form you can set where the file will be located, I have a similar
>> scenario than this, what I did was create the file in c:\temp in my
>> machine
>> so it will always exist , then when I going to deploy it change the
>> config
>> file to the location I need.
>>
>> hope this help,
>>

"FrzzMan" <FrzzManREMOVETHIS@vnOCzone.com> wrote in message
news:e3e91tiJEHA.2904@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> The subject may sound a lil dumb :D
>
> But my problem is:
>
> When my app run, it'll check if a specific file existed or not, if
> existed it's OK, if not it will create default file. I want to hardcode
> that file into my project and use it when needed.
>
> Hope you understand my problem... I don't know how to explain well...
>
> TIA

Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP ) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Your post is confusing so I will get you a couple of scanarios and
> solutions.
>
> If you do not care if the file exist before run the first time, just create
> it, when you run it again it will be already created
> You can include this file ( or a copy of it ) in the project and mark it as
> content, this will make it copied when u make a setup project.
>
> you may use a config file to indicate where the file will be located, using
> this form you can set where the file will be located, I have a similar
> scenario than this, what I did was create the file in c:\temp in my machine
> so it will always exist , then when I going to deploy it change the config
> file to the location I need.
>
> hope this help,