✅ Extracting files that are in your project into a certain directory when compiled into an exe file? Heya If I had a python file or whatever file in the visual studio file explorer libary https://prnt.sc/5yqXrrYYJrBb if compiled into an exe or the c# file was ran how would I get the other file into a certain directory. I am new to c# cs using System; namespace Program { class Prog { public static void Main(string[] args) { if (!File.Exists(@"C:\Test")) { Directory.CreateDirectory(@"C:\Test"); //What I dont know /// /// The .py file (pyfile.py) gets put into the C:\Test directory //// ///I believe even if you have multiple files in visual studio it compiles them into 1 exe? Will this effect the .py file getting put into the directory? } } } }

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./Jbz12/26/2022

✅ Extracting files that are in your project into a certain directory when compiled into an exe file?

Heya If I had a python file or whatever file in the visual studio file explorer libary https://prnt.sc/5yqXrrYYJrBb

if compiled into an exe or the c# file was ran how would I get the other file into a certain directory. I am new to c#

using System;

namespace Program
{
    class Prog
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            if (!File.Exists(@"C:\Test"))
            {
                Directory.CreateDirectory(@"C:\Test");
                //What I dont know
                ///
                /// The .py file (pyfile.py) gets put into the C:\Test directory
                ////
                ///I believe even if you have multiple files in visual studio it compiles them into 1 exe? Will this effect the .py file getting put into the directory?
            }
        }
    }
}

Ero12/26/2022

You need to set the files as embedded resources, get their manifest resource stream, and copy that stream to a specified output stream

./Jbz12/26/2022

what?

Ero12/26/2022

I think i gave you enough things to Google

arion12/26/2022

pyfile.py -> Right Click -> Properties -> Build Action: "Embedded resource"

string[] resourceNames = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceNames();

string yourLikelyPythonFilePath = resourceNames.FirstOrDefault(name => name.Contains("pyfile.py"));

if (yourLikelyPythonFilePath == null)
{
    throw new Exception("Could not find the python file in the resources");
}

System.IO.Stream stream = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream(yourLikelyPythonFilePath);

using (System.IO.FileStream fileStream = new System.IO.FileStream("pyfile.py", System.IO.FileMode.Create, System.IO.FileAccess.Write))
{
    stream.CopyTo(fileStream);
}

Ero12/26/2022

Hey yeah let's spoon feed from chatgpt

arion12/26/2022

wasnt from chat gpt though

Ero12/26/2022

Writing out type names with namespaces and using old using statements says otherwise

arion12/26/2022

Well, he's likely a new person to C#, will likely get stuck at "Where is this from, why compile error?"

arion12/26/2022

To avoid that convo, type out the full namespace

arion12/26/2022

same exact thing goes for

arion12/26/2022

resourceNames.FirstOrDefault(name => name.Contains("pyfile.py"));

arion12/26/2022

though if u have that little faith, u do u

Ero12/26/2022

Or just add it as a using...? You're missing using System.Linq; as well so, completely pointless

Ero12/26/2022

Just don't spoon feed a complete solution

Ero12/26/2022

Finding a solution to something as simple as this is an essential skill to learn for beginners

Ero12/26/2022

You don't learn anything by just copy pasting

arion12/26/2022

Not many ppl care about reflection enough to go read 10 docs pages about it and 5 yt videos to complete a simple thing

Ero12/26/2022

It's like 3 Google searches. How to set it as an embedded resource, how to get the resource stream (i literally even spelled it out so they can search it easier), and how to copy it to an output stream

Ero12/26/2022

It's really not that hard to Google that. The first result of each of those searches will probably be good enough

arion12/26/2022

You wouldnt be giving much help when u just say "Just google it" though, at that point i would actually just recommend to sign up for openai and ask chatgpt everything

arion12/26/2022

"How do i do x in c#?"
just google it