"Jay Douglas" <REMOVEIFNOTSPAM_jay@squarei.com> wrote in message
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> Hello all,
> I have a basic XML file of which I set the Build Action to "Embedded
> Resource" The XML file is simple:
>
> <root>
> <item>
> <name>Test Name</name>
> <description>Test Description</description>
> </item>
> </root>
>
> I'm having a heck of a time reading the xml file embedded in the assembly.
> I'm more than certain that I'm missing some sort of name space element in
> the XML.. I've searched high and low and I am unable to find any sample
> code that works. I get errors such as invalid object, etc.
>
> I was hoping that somebody might be able to refer me to a url that
explains
> how to create the xml file correctly and the code to read the embedded xml
> file.
>
> C# and vb.net examples are welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jay
>
>
>

"Klaus H. Probst" <usenet001@vbbox.com> wrote in message
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> If you've compiled the XML file as an embedded resource then you can do
> something like this:
>
>
> using System;
> using System.IO;
> using System.Reflection;
> using System.Xml;
>
> class Application
> {
> static void Main(string[] args) {
>
> Stream s =
>
Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("CSharpConsole.XML
> File1.xml");
>
> XmlDocument xdoc = new XmlDocument();
>
> StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(s);
>
> xdoc.LoadXml(reader.ReadToEnd());
>
> reader.Close();
>
> }
> }
>
> or:
>
> Imports System.Xml
> Imports System.Reflection
> Imports System.IO
>
> Module Main
>
> Sub Main()
>
> Dim s As Stream =
> Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("XMLFile1.xml")
>
> Dim xdoc As New XmlDocument
>
> Dim reader As New StreamReader(s)
>
> xdoc.LoadXml(reader.ReadToEnd())
>
> reader.Close()
>
> End Sub
>
> End Module
>
> Notice in C# you have to prepend the project name (this is not a
namespace)
> to the file name. IIRC this is due to the way the VB compiler stores
> resources in the assembly.
>
> --
> Klaus H. Probst, MVP
> http://www.vbbox.com/
>
>
> "Jay Douglas" <REMOVEIFNOTSPAM_jay@squarei.com> wrote in message
> news:%23wuPUg$JEHA.2884@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hello all,
> > I have a basic XML file of which I set the Build Action to "Embedded
> > Resource" The XML file is simple:
> >
> > <root>
> > <item>
> > <name>Test Name</name>
> > <description>Test Description</description>
> > </item>
> > </root>
> >
> > I'm having a heck of a time reading the xml file embedded in the
assembly.
> > I'm more than certain that I'm missing some sort of name space element
in
> > the XML.. I've searched high and low and I am unable to find any sample
> > code that works. I get errors such as invalid object, etc.
> >
> > I was hoping that somebody might be able to refer me to a url that
> explains
> > how to create the xml file correctly and the code to read the embedded
xml
> > file.
> >
> > C# and vb.net examples are welcome.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> >
> >
>
>