Read a Text File in Windows 8

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I'm having some trouble reading an embedded resource (text file) in windows-8, usually I use Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() but I can't seem to do it in this one. I'm referencing the System.Reflection namespace but it says cannot find, thinking it was possibly removed.

Any ideas?

Currently using Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Code: Assembly readAssembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(); StreamReader streamReader = new StreamReader(readAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Test.txt"));

Error: System.Reflection.Assembly' does not contain a definition for 'GetExecutingAssembly'

Possible duplicate of [How to read embedded resource text file][1] [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3314140/how-to-read-embedded-resource-text-file — Software Engineer, Mar 10 '12 at 07:51
@supergeek, what's the problem with `GetExecutingAssembly()`? Does it return `null`? Does it throw an exception? Does it spit in your Cheerios? — Frédéric Hamidi, Mar 10 '12 at 07:53
It says It can't find the reference though I'm definitely referencing System.Reflection.. it seems it might of been removed to work the way something like http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319292 does — supergeek1982, Mar 10 '12 at 07:56
Strange, [the docs](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.reflection.assembly.getexecutingassembly%28v=vs.110%29.aspx) say it's supported on Windows 8 Beta and Consumer Preview... Can you post the exact code that calls `GetExecutingAssembly()`? — Frédéric Hamidi, Mar 10 '12 at 08:03
Do you mean WinRT? Windows 8 is unlikely to be the issue here... — Marc Gravell, Mar 10 '12 at 08:11
@FrédéricHamidi updated the first section with code. I thought it was strange too because the docs mentioned it — supergeek1982, Mar 10 '12 at 08:39

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 06 '13 at 20:46

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In WinRT the resources should be included in the package. You use Package.Current.InstalledLocation.GetFileAsync to read the resource.

The following post has some sample code:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winappswithcsharp/thread/d4b327e3-a8f2-4d3c-8ed7-ba2ea953d0b9

edited Oct 06 '13 at 20:46

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answered Mar 10 '12 at 08:45

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Thanks :) Protip for others: Search for WinRT instead of Windows 8 haha – supergeek1982 Mar 18 '12 at 10:57

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 25 '12 at 20:21

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In AppStore libraries you can use following code:

Stream stream = this.GetType().GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(fileName);

answered Aug 25 '12 at 20:21

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Thanks, this is exactly what I needed. You can also find out the exact name to use for the file by seeing what's part of your assembly:(assuming you have the Assembly as shown above) string[] names = assembly.GetManifestResourceNames(); – Victor Chelaru Sep 13 '12 at 14:56

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 29 '12 at 07:19

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Why don't you use ReadFileAsync() Method available in VS 2012. Add the text file to your project and call the async method

answered Nov 29 '12 at 07:19

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