Compiler building options to import a text file to show it in a richtextbox for example during running time in visual studio 2019?

Question

I have a text file and want to intregate the text into the code
and show during the running time it in a Richtextbox.

Like: Richtextbox.Loadfile("help.txt")
The hepl.txt is a part of the resourcefiles.

The compiler shall import the whole text file during the building process.
How can I do this in visual studio 2019?

Answer 1

Hi @Dietrich ,

What do you mean about integrating the text into the code?

If you just want to show the content of the text file to the richtextbox, you can use codes like richTextBox1.Text = File.ReadAllText("File Path");.

If you mean import(copy, move) the file to the specific folder(directory) before Build and during the application run, display the file into a richtextbox, you can try to add a Pre-build event. Right-click your project > choose Properties > Build Events > Pre-build event command line: > use Macros and add commands like copy $(TargetDir)*.txt $(ProjectDir), then add codes in Windows Forms like richTextBox1.Text = File.ReadAllText("File Path");

Or you can edit your csproj file(right-click your project > Unload Project > right-click your project > Edit Project File)

Add codes like

<Target Name="BeforeBuild">  
    <Copy SourceFiles="$(OutputPath)XXX.txt" DestinationFolder="$(Your variable)" />  
  </Target>  

Best Regards,
Tianyu

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