.NET Get embedded Resource File

Question

I have an embedded Resource File:

I need to open it as a Stream.

What I've tried (did not work, stream is null):

var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
using (var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("client_secret.json"))

Any ideas or suggestions?

Edit: What I'm doing with it:

using (var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("client_secret.json"))
{
    credential = await GoogleWebAuthorizationBroker.AuthorizeAsync(
                GoogleClientSecrets.Load(stream).Secrets,
                // This OAuth 2.0 access scope allows an application to upload files to the
                // authenticated user's YouTube channel, but doesn't allow other types of access.
                  new[] { YouTubeService.Scope.YoutubeUpload },
                  "user",
                  CancellationToken.None
                );
}

What do you mean Stream Philip? you want to stream that file to another client? or just open the file for access content of it? — Ali, Jun 15 '17 at 22:03
@combo_ci I just want to open the file to access the contents, see above. I updated my post. — Philip Tenn, Jun 15 '17 at 22:06
Possible duplicate of [How to read embedded resource text file](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3314140/how-to-read-embedded-resource-text-file) — Clint, Jun 15 '17 at 22:23

Philip Tenn · Answer 1 · 2018-03-23T16:23:43.893

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I solved this, I had to provide the full Namespace of the Resource:

using (var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Project.Resources.client_secret.json"))

edited Mar 23 '18 at 16:23

answered Jun 15 '17 at 22:15

Philip Tenn

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score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 15 '17 at 22:23

Right-Click your Project in Solution Explorer -> Add -> New Item -> Resources File

Then double-click on the created file (e.g. Resource1.resx), and then add your client_secret.json to it. Now you can access to client_secret.json content with blow code. Note that if you put a json file to resource, when get the client_secret you get a byte[] and must convert that to string

 var foo= Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Resource1.client_secret);

But if only add .txt file you can access to that file with:

var foo= Resource1.txtfile;

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