Run exe file added as resource in visual studio

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Plainly put, I have added as a resource to a visual studio project an exe file. How do I run this file? I'm coding in c#.

What kind of exe is it? Is it managed or just native? – adelphus Jan 27 '12 at 12:38 — adelphus, Jan 27 '12 at 12:38

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 27 '12 at 09:01

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You can take Resource as byte[]

byte[] myResBytes = ...;
Assembly asm = Assembly.Load(myResBytes);
// search for the Entry Point
MethodInfo method = asm.EntryPoint;
if(method == null) throw new NotSupportedException();
// create an instance of the Startup form Main method
object o = asm.CreateInstance(method.Name);
// invoke the application starting point
method.Invoke(o, null);

Also see here for more details

Hope this helps

answered Jan 27 '12 at 09:01

Arsen Mkrtchyan

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Thank You..!! Though I had seen that link earlier you put it in the right perspective. – arunondeck Jan 27 '12 at 12:40
Does it make a difference if the file being executed is a .net executable or a win32 executable? Any limitations as far as a 32 bit executable invoking a 64 bit executable? And vise versa? – MitchellKrenz Jan 27 '15 at 20:13
I don't think it does... give a try – Arsen Mkrtchyan Jan 27 '15 at 22:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 27 '12 at 08:57

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You must use Process.Start method. See it in msdn

answered Jan 27 '12 at 08:57

Vitaly Zemlyansky

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Process.Start cannot be used to run resource files – arunondeck Jan 27 '12 at 10:13

Run exe file added as resource in visual studio

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