Load Word List From Resource Text File

[DroopyPawn]

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?

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

[ForumAccount]

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?

[DroopyPawn]

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

[minitech]

Just use:

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:

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

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

[manhit45]

This is answer :

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

[VB6Learner]

Try This:

Textbox.Text = My.Resources.MyTextFile

[jmcilhinney]

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.

[DroopyPawn]

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?

[jmcilhinney]

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.

[minitech]

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