Load Word List From Resource Text File

I can't figure out how to access the text file that I added to the project as a resource file. I want a list of words to be part of the .exe file, not contained in a separate .txt file on the hard drive.

What do I need to change?

vbcode Code:

Dim reader1 As New System.IO.StreamReader("c:\1.txt")
        For i As Integer = 0 To 25
            BlanksOne(i) = reader1.ReadLine()
        Next i

1) Have you looked at the My.Resources.ResourceManager?
2) If it's the same 26 words then why not create a class level array that is the text file's contents?

1. No, but I will.
2. It's not just 26 words. That's a small file but I have others with 170k words.

Just use:

vb.net Code:

Dim txtRead As New System.IO.StreamReader(My.Resources.MyTextFile)
'Do stuff.
txtRead.Close()

I think that will work.

And if you want them in a list that varies in size:

Class-level Code:

Dim lines As List(Of String) = New List(Of String)

After previous code Code:

While txtRead.Peek() > -1
     lines.Add(txtRead.ReadLine())
End While

This is answer :

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=242778

Try This:

Code:

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Textbox.Text = My.Resources.MyTextFile

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You don't use a StreamReader at all because there is no stream to read. There is no file. When you add a resource the contents of the file is embedded into your EXE. As VB6Learner has demonstrated, My.Resources returns the contents of the used-to-be-file as a single String. If you want to read that String like you would a file then you can use a StringReader, but you may as well just use String.Split to break it into lines.

Actually, I've only added the txt file to the project. (been working on some other stuff) is there more to "adding a resource" than just adding a text file to the project?

A file is just a file. Resources are compiled into your executable. Open the Resources property page and add your file there, then you can access its content via My.Resources.

Sorry, I didn't notice until I tried that, only some are opened as a stream...