I'm new to c# and I only know the basics of it. I have some data in json file and I want it to be added to my visual studio without specifying the path of it (so other people don't need to change file location when they get my program). After building the project I want the file to be automatically in the project folder somehow.
Including file in the project and moving it to the output dir automatically are different actions.
To add an existing file to project, right click your project and select "Add Existing Item". Then open file properties (right click the file => properties) and set Copy to Output Directory to Copy Always
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I've just made my program an exe via publish in visual studio. In that i included a usermanual.txt and a aboutus.txt file which are in bin>debug folder. After i published the program and run it. Those files are not viewing saying cannot find the file. How can i fix this
Make sure your files are included in Solution Explorer. If not, add them (Right click on project -> Add -> Existing item... then select them from disk).
This way your manuals will be part of your project.
Then, you should setup that those files are copied to same folder as your exe (bin\debug or bin\release). To to that right click on them, select Properties and notice Copy to output directory setting. It has to have "Always" or "Copy if newer" option selected.
In your code, to open file, use path like this:
string userManualPath = Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "usermanual.txt");
that will open file in same directory as application's .exe.
When editing your manual (adding some new text), edit the one in solution, and the changes will reflect to either debug or release or published version.
I have an application in C# where I have to select a file and process it. I use Visual Studio's Publish option to generate a Click Once application . But if I want to bundle the file along with the application and set it as default instead of Open File dialog, where should I place the file? The file is an Excel file
first create a folder to hold your custom files in the project,put your excel file inside that folder using add as link in the dialog box.Mark all files as Copy if newer (Copy to output directory property)and just make sure your build action is content.
Thats it..
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In Visual Studio, I can add a resource (text file, image, etc.) to the project and have it copy to the output directory at build time. The problem with this is that the project copies the file into the project directory. I have a multi-project solution where many projects are referencing the same resource, I don't want the resource copied into every project directory. I want the resource to stay in a separate resource directory that I have under source control with the rest of the solution. Is there a way for me to add the resource to the projects and have the projects copy the resource to the debug and release directories on build that wouldn't force the file into the project directory?
In project explorer select the folder or project where you want to add the file and right click. Select Add Existing Item from menu.
Locate the file and click on the arrow near the Add button. From the menu opened, select Add As Link.
Do not forget to change the properties of the linked item (Copy To Output directory etc).
You should be able to link the files into your projects instead of copying them. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306234 for steps.
I am creating an installer for my C# application, and I want to put a link to the configuration file into the start menu, so that users can open it for editing in notepad from the program folder in the start menu.
I seem not to be able to put a link to it however - does anyone know how to do this? (Really, I would just love to put "[targetdir]\myapp.exe.config but VS doesn't let me edit the field, only select from a file browser).
Many thanks,
Rob
I found the solution and it's pretty easy:
Add Project Output for your project in the setup project
Select Project Output from File System in left pane and go to the properties of the project output. Then add a filter *.config to remove the .config file from your project output.
Rename the app.config from your actual project to the output name that your App exe ([ProductName]) will have along with the config extension ofcourse.
Add the [ProductName].config to your setup project as a File.
Create a Shortcut to that file and add it in any setup folder desktop or program folder.
Voila.
You're all set.
Isn't the config file added in your installer? You should be able to select it when prompted for the shortcut target (the "Select Item in Project" dialog). Please note that in this prompt dialog you first need to browse to the folder which contains it (for example double-click "Application Folder").
If the config file is not added, you need to manually add it in "Application Folder". Only then you can create a shortcut to it.
Please note that Visual Studio doesn't support shortcuts to a specific file from a project output which generates multiple files. In this case you can try using a custom action which creates the shortcut through custom code.
I remember doing it in Vs2005 using as below:
File System Editor > Users Programs Menu
Add> Folder
Add file (Say Config file) point it to the its location
I want to use HttpContext.GetGlobalResourceObject for localizing strings in my application, but I am unable to create the xml file, i want to know how should i form my XML resource file so that it can be read from the HttpContext.GetGlobalResourceObject method.
The easiest way is to use Visual Studio to add and edit the resource files.
To add a global resource file to a web project, right-click the project, select Add > Add ASP.NET Folder > App_GlobalResources (if it's not already visible in Solution Explorer).
Then right-click App_GlobalResources folder, select Add > New Item..., then select the Resources File item (.RESX), type in a name and click OK.
Visual Studio will also open the RESX file after adding it to the project, and you can enter resource keys and values from there. No need to get into the XML for basic operations.
If you are interested in the XML structure you can open up the RESX file in a text editor to see the underlying XML format.