Resource Explorer (DLL/Exe) using C#

After long time we are with the Resource Explorer.
This is verymuch usefull for the resource management in the Application/DLL.

Purspose

    You are having the images/icon in other dll then you can load and use that particular image/icon using the below concept

Source Code:

public partial class frmAssemblyHandling : Form

{

public frmAssemblyHandling()

{

InitializeComponent();

}

private void btnSelectDLL_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

//the required resources to filter from the available

ArrayList arImageFilter = new ArrayList();

arImageFilter.AddRange(new string[] { ".png", ".ico", ".bmp", ".png" });



OpenFileDialog fd = new OpenFileDialog();

fd.Filter = "DLL Files (*.Dll)|*.dll|Application Files (*.exe)|*.exe";

if (fd.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)

{

try

{

lblAssemblyPath.Text = fd.FileName.ToString().Trim();

//load the selected assembly

var asm = Assembly.LoadFile(lblAssemblyPath.Text.Trim());

string resName = asm.GetName().Name + ".g.resources"; //open the resources

using (var stream = asm.GetManifestResourceStream(resName))

using (var reader = new System.Resources.ResourceReader(stream))

{

//filtering the resource and add the path to listbox

lstResources.DataSource = reader.Cast<DictionaryEntry>().Where(x =>

arImageFilter.Contains(System.IO.Path.GetExtension(x.Key.ToString()))).Select(entry =>

(string)entry.Key).ToArray();

}

}

catch (Exception ex)

{

lblAssemblyPath.Text = string.Empty;

MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Unable to load the resource(s) from {0}",

fd.FileName.ToString().Trim()), "Resource Explorer",

MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);

}

}

}

private void listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

if (!lblAssemblyPath.Text.Trim().Equals(string.Empty))

{

string sAssemblyPath = lblAssemblyPath.Text.Trim();

if (System.IO.File.Exists(sAssemblyPath))

{

var asm = Assembly.LoadFile(sAssemblyPath);

                    string resName = asm.GetName().Name + ".g.resources";
using (var stream = asm.GetManifestResourceStream(resName))

using (var reader = new System.Resources.ResourceReader(stream))

{

//select the specific resource

//and convert it to stream->image and display in the picture box

pictureBox1.Image = Image.FromStream((reader.Cast<DictionaryEntry>().Where(x =>

x.Key.Equals(lstResources.SelectedItem.ToString())).Select(entry =>

(System.IO.Stream)entry.Value).FirstOrDefault()));

}

}

}

}

}

Screen Shots

1. Application Interface

2. Sample Resource (DLL)