CODEWITHSUNDEEP
vb.netms-wordresources
DonGru
DonGru

Reputation: 13710

Convert .doc resource file Word.Document object

in my VB.NET project I included a word document called PrintOut.doc as resource (My.Resources.DocumentPrintOut)

Now the question is how can I convert this resource to a Word.Document object so that it is possible to open and modify it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1564

Answers (1)

DarinH
DarinH

Reputation: 4889

If you store the Word Doc file into your resources as a binary blob, you should automatically have a function created in your resources.designer.vb file, something like this:

Friend ReadOnly Property MyFile() As Byte()
    Get
        Dim obj As Object = ResourceManager.GetObject("MyFile", resourceCulture)
        Return CType(obj,Byte())
    End Get
End Property

that will return a byte array containing the complete contents of the file. Just write that Byte array to a file and name it your original DOC filename, and you can then open it via word or do whatever you need to with it.

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions