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Jacek Grzelaczyk
Jacek Grzelaczyk

Reputation: 793

Can't find Json file inside project

I'm trying to read a json file from my project but vs can't find it. When I'm using the .txt extension, everything is OK, but when I change extension to .json, then the file is not found

string fileContent;
StorageFile file = await StorageFile.GetFileFromApplicationUriAsync(new Uri(@"ms-appx:///Resources/Database/text.json"));
using (StreamReader sRead = new StreamReader(await file.OpenStreamForReadAsync()))
fileContent = await sRead.ReadToEndAsync();

"The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)"

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2198

Answers (1)

Piotr Chojnacki
Piotr Chojnacki

Reputation: 6857

In order to use JSON file, you need to right click on the file in file explorer in Visual Studio and choose Properties, then in Advanced section:

1) set Build Action to Content

2) set Copy to Output Directory to Copy always

Upvotes: 4

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