Copy resource to file system?

I'm writing a program that I want to attach another program (.exe) to. I tried adding it as a resource, but I can't seem to get the resource to export out to wherever the program is running.

Why would you want to include an exe in your application like that? I'm not 100% on this but if your application extracts an .exe file "on the fly" like that, certain Antivirus software might flag it as a possible malicious action.

I hadn't thought of that.

Basically, I'm trying to deploy my application with another application I've previously written.

Hi there

The code example below shows how I did what you're asking.

For this to work you need to add the following at the very top of your forms code, before the Public Class Form statement.

Code:

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Imports System.IO

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First, I check to see if the directory containing the exe exists. If not I create it.

Code:

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If Not Directory.Exists(full folder path here) Then
            Directory.CreateDirectory(full folder path here)
        End If

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Next, I copy the exe from my.resources to the created directory.

Code:

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If Not File.Exists(full path to file including filename and extension) Then
            File.WriteAllBytes(full path to file including filename and extension, My.Resources.yourprogram)
        End If

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Hope this helps.