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Windows Forms FAQ resources

16. Windows Forms Resources

16.7 How can I save a temporary disk file from an embedded string resource?
//usage: string s = CopyResourceToTempFile(GetType(), "showcase.txt");
//where showcase.txt is an embedded resource

static string CopyResourceToTempFile(Type type, string name)
{
     string temp = "";
     string nsdot = type.Namespace;
     if (nsdot == null)
          nsdot = "";
     else if (nsdot != "")
          nsdot += ".";
     Stream stream = type.Module.Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(nsdot + name);
     if (stream != null)
     {
          StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(stream);
          temp = Path.GetTempFileName();
          StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(temp, false);
          sw.Write(sr.ReadToEnd());
          sw.Flush();
          sw.Close();
     }
     return temp;
}