CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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Max
Max

Reputation: 13378

Process.Start() file from Resources

I want to open a Microsoft Word file(.docx). So I tried to use this code:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(@"C:\Users\Max\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Verenigingspakket\Verenigingspakket\Resources\Help.docx");

But now I want to run it like this way, by using the Help.Docx from my resources:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(Properties.Resources.Help);

But that code doesn't work, because it is not an good overload for .Start();

Does anybody know how to work around this problem and give me a little help?

Thanks in advance

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3289

Answers (1)

Simon Whitehead
Simon Whitehead

Reputation: 65077

You'll have to write it to the file system first.. perhaps like this:

using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(@"C:\Help.docx", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write))
{
    using (BinaryWriter binaryWriter = new BinaryWriter(fileStream))
    {
        binaryWriter.Write(Properties.Resources.Help);
    }
}

EDIT: I should note for those wondering: binary files within a resource are returned as byte arrays.. hence why you can pass them directly into BinaryWriter.Write()

Upvotes: 4

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