[RESOLVED] [2008] Trying to use my.resources for a text file

[rhijaen]

Hi everybody

I have a .txt file in the same folder as my project that is being loaded into an array. I want to get rid of the .txt file and import it into the .exe. So I used the import resources and put it in the text file section of the project. When I use my.resources.lvlxp it gives me an error that there are illegal characters in the path.

Here is the code for loading from the .txt in the folder:

        Dim tempstr As String
        Dim x As Integer = 1
        Dim firstcomma As Integer
        Dim filenum As Integer = FreeFile()
        FileOpen(filenum, "lvlxp.txt", OpenMode.Input)
        Do While Not EOF(1)
            tempstr = LineInput(filenum)
            firstcomma = tempstr.IndexOf(",")
            lvlarray(x) = tempstr.Substring(0, firstcomma)
            xparray(x) = tempstr.Substring(lvlarray(x).ToString.Length + 1, tempstr.Length - lvlarray(x).ToString.Length - 1)
            x += 1
        Loop
        FileClose(1)

and the code for loading from my.resources:

        Dim tempstr As String
        Dim x As Integer = 1
        Dim firstcomma As Integer
        Dim filenum As Integer = FreeFile()
        FileOpen(filenum, My.resources.lvlxp, OpenMode.Input)
        Do While Not EOF(1)
            tempstr = LineInput(filenum)
            firstcomma = tempstr.IndexOf(",")
            lvlarray(x) = tempstr.Substring(0, firstcomma)
            xparray(x) = tempstr.Substring(lvlarray(x).ToString.Length + 1, tempstr.Length - lvlarray(x).ToString.Length - 1)
            x += 1
        Loop
        FileClose(1)

This is my first time using my.resources and am still pretty new to VB itself..


Thanks for any and all help.