How can I get the name and location of a sound file resource in C#?

Question

I have a sound.wav file on my resources folder in my C# project. I found that I can use the file using:

Properties.Resources.soundImage

But the code above gives me a stream. What I need is the name and if it is possible, the path to the file. Is there any way to get them?

Answer 1

Since we see that it is part of Properties.Resources , we can tell that it is actually a compiled resource. This means it is embedded in the .NET assembly (.exe or .dll).

While it starts out as a file in your project, the compiler actually plops it into your output file. So when your application is running, there is no filename for you to get.