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mr.b
mr.b

Reputation: 2708

How to add resources file on windows service app?

I have create a windows service app with resources (.resx) files on it. Now my problem is when I install my service using a setup project. It seems that it can't find my .resx file. What do I need to do so that my resources file can be embedded to my program?

Update

Fixed it. @UnhandledException is correct. That is one way to fixed the issue but for some reason it's not working for me. What I did to fixed it is to show all files within my project on Visual studio. I browse through bin\debug . I found the resources file which actually has ".resources" extension to it. I copied it to c:\Program Files\my app\ and voila, it worked. It may not be the right approach but I need it this time.

Thanks,

Upvotes: 0

Views: 6070

Answers (2)

Zorayr
Zorayr

Reputation: 24922

If you are running a Windows Service application and need to access a resource, mark that resource as, Build Action: Embedded Resource, and use the below code to get the absolute path to your resource file:

/// <summary>
/// This method seems a bit complicated for fetching a file's path,
/// but it's flexible enough to fetch a path for both console 
/// applications and service applications.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="relativePath">Relative path to a resource.</param>
/// <returns>Absolute path.</returns>
private string GetAppAbsolutePath(string relativePath)
{
    return Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location), relativePath);
}

Hope this helps.

Upvotes: 0

Damith
Damith

Reputation: 63065

Changed the Build Action to Embedded Resource in properties of resources (.resx) file and each files inside resources.

Properties=> Build Action => Embedded Resource

Upvotes: 2

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