How can I extract a file from an embedded resource and save it to disk?

I’d suggest doing it easier. I assume that the resource exists and the file is writable (this might be an issue if we’re speaking about system directories). public void WriteResourceToFile(string resourceName, string fileName) { using(var resource = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName)) { using(var file = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)) { resource.CopyTo(file); } } }

Loading resources like images while running project distributed as JAR archive

First of all, change this line : image = ImageIO.read(getClass().getClassLoader().getResource(“resources/icon.gif”)); to this : image = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResource(“/resources/icon.gif”)); More info, on as to where lies the difference between the two approaches, can be found on this thread – Different ways of loading a Resource For Eclipse: How to add Images to your Resource Folder in the Project … Read more

The view must derive from WebViewPage, or WebViewPage

You may checkout the following blog post which is more adapted to Razor. But to answer your question, since you are now serving your views from a non standard location there is no longer the ~/Views/web.config file that applies and allows you to specify the base type for your razor views. So you might need … Read more

Loop through all the resources in a .resx file

You should always use the resource manager and not read files directly to ensure globalization is taken into account. using System.Collections; using System.Globalization; using System.Resources; … /* Reference to your resources class — may be named differently in your case */ ResourceManager MyResourceClass = new ResourceManager(typeof(Resources)); ResourceSet resourceSet = MyResourceClass.ResourceManager.GetResourceSet(CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture, true, true); foreach (DictionaryEntry entry … Read more