C# Read text file from resources rather than locally

Question

I have tried multiple solutions on here but non of them I can get to work. All i want to do is read a text file from my resources folder rather than the actual local folder.

File name: TextFile.txt

"Local File" Code that works:

string[] spaces = File.ReadAllLines("C:\\Users\\a\\source\\repos\\a\\bin\\Debug\\TextFile.txt");

Current Code:

        var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
        var resourceName = "TextFile.txt";

        using (Stream stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName))
        using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
        {
            string result = reader.ReadToEnd(); 
        }

        string[] spaces = File.ReadAllLines(resourceName);

But I am getting the following error:

System.ArgumentNullException: 'Value cannot be null. Parameter name: stream'

On this line:

using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))

EDIT1 Tried this as per link:

        var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
        var resourceName = "programname.TextFile.txt";

        using (Stream stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName))
        using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
        {
            string result = reader.ReadToEnd(); 
        }

        string[] spaces = File.ReadAllLines(resourceName);

Same error

The problem is clearly in the line above it. It likely cannot find the manifest resource stream and is setting the variable `stream` to `null`. — Mark Cilia Vincenti, Sep 10 '19 at 08:37
tried `var resourceName = "programname.TextFile.txt";` still the same error — Matt, Sep 10 '19 at 08:41
Or am i putting that in the wrong place? where should i put it? — Matt, Sep 10 '19 at 08:44
Please, please read the duplicate properly. Evaluate all answers. First, validate whether your text file's build action is "Embedded Resource". Then, while debugging, call `assembly.GetManifestResourceNames();` to find its name. — CodeCaster, Sep 10 '19 at 08:50
I have tried, I'm not a C# dev im just filling in, triued multiple solutions, cant get it to work — Matt, Sep 10 '19 at 08:51
And what does `assembly.GetManifestResourceNames()` return at runtime? — CodeCaster, Sep 10 '19 at 14:33

C# Read text file from resources rather than locally

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