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This works for me :
My.Computer.Audio.Play(My.Resources.alpha, AudioPlayMode.WaitToComplete)
How to access wav files embedded in a resource file.
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Mike Benton
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I am trying to access wav files embedded in a resource file. I am using Visual studio community (visual basic)
here is the code:
Public Class Form1
Sub PlayBackgroundSoundResource1()
My.Computer.Audio.Play(My.Resourse1.resx.alpha.wav,
AudioPlayMode.WaitToComplete)
End Sub
here is the solution explorer:
I am getting the following error message:
BC30456 ‘alpha’ is not a member of ‘morse_code.My.Resources’.
Can you please help me with this or point me in the right direction.
Thanks,
Mike Benton
Developer technologies VB
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Castorix31 90,681 Reputation points2021-02-03T05:35:08.107+00:00 -
Mike Benton 96 Reputation points
2021-02-10T19:24:10.107+00:00 I finally got this to work by deleting the resources and creating a new resource file as follows:
Projects - morse code properties - and then selecting the resource tab on the left and adding the
resources again.
There are several other ways to add a resource file but this is the one that worked for me.
Thanks to all who were trying there best to help me figure this out.Mike Benton
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Mike Benton 96 Reputation points
2021-02-03T17:34:24.203+00:00 My.Computer.Audio.Play(My.Resources.alpha, AudioPlayMode.WaitToComplete)
This is what I get with that change except the red underline is on My.Resources.alpha not AudioPlayMode.WaitToComplete and I still have the same error message.
I'm not sure why it shows a different underline when I paste it here.-
Castorix31 90,681 Reputation points
2021-02-03T17:41:28.587+00:00 Have you added the resource by the resource panel, like (VS 2019) : wav-resource.jpg
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Mike Benton 96 Reputation points
2021-02-04T01:17:10.183+00:00 Yes the resource has been added. I am using visual studio 2019 community and windows 10 64 bit.
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Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points2021-02-04T07:06:00.94+00:00 Hi @Mike Benton ,
Remove 'Resource1' folder and try adding wav files again.
Right Click your project -> 'Properties' -> 'Resources' -> 'Add Resource' ...
Then use:My.Computer.Audio.Play(My.Resources.alpha, AudioPlayMode.WaitToComplete)Best Regards,
Xingyu Zhao
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Mike Benton 96 Reputation points
2021-02-04T18:24:14.04+00:00 I did this and it did not work.
My original creation of the resources file was created by: from the top menu project-add component-resources file.
I then tried: from the solution explorer Project-add-new item-resources file.
I then tried: from the solution explorer Resourced-add-new item- resources file.They all seem to add a resources file but I still have the same error message.
Mike Benton
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Castorix31 90,681 Reputation points
2021-02-04T20:39:29.687+00:00 You can try to enumerate resources to check them
For example :Dim resourceSet As Resources.ResourceSet = My.Resources.ResourceManager.GetResourceSet(Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, True, True) For Each dicEntry As DictionaryEntry In resourceSet.OfType(Of Object)() Console.WriteLine(vbTab + "Resource : {0} ({1}))", dicEntry.Key.ToString(), dicEntry.Value) NextI get in my Test project with 2 resources :
Resource : Butterfly (System.Drawing.Bitmap)) Resource : alpha (System.IO.UnmanagedMemoryStream)) -
Mike Benton 96 Reputation points
2021-02-05T03:09:24.287+00:00 I was not sure were to put this code so I tried to put it in a button sub. I then commented out the lines of my code that had an error. When I ran it I clicked the button but
nothing happened. I am not a very experienced programmer so you will have to be very explicit when you give me any code to try.Mike Benton
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Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points
2021-02-05T05:57:15.777+00:00 Hi @Mike Benton ,
In Winform, you can use MessageBox to display a message window.Dim resourceSet As Resources.ResourceSet = My.Resources.ResourceManager.GetResourceSet(Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, True, True) For Each dicEntry As DictionaryEntry In resourceSet.OfType(Of Object)() MessageBox.Show(vbTab + $"Resource : {dicEntry.Key.ToString()} ({dicEntry.Value}))") Next -
Castorix31 90,681 Reputation points
2021-02-05T05:58:23.113+00:00 I have put the result in Output window for testing with Console.WriteLine :
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Mike Benton 96 Reputation points
2021-02-05T21:04:53.313+00:00 Here is what the output window has on this end after clicking my button:
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Mike Benton 96 Reputation points
2021-02-05T21:12:19.56+00:00 I put this code into a form load procedure and ran it. Thought I would see a MessageBox pop up with the resource entries but nothing happened.
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Mike Benton 96 Reputation points
2021-02-10T19:24:53.013+00:00 I finally got this to work by deleting the resources and creating a new resource file as follows:
Projects - morse code properties - and then selecting the resource tab on the left and adding the
resources again.
There are several other ways to add a resource file but this is the one that worked for me.
Thanks to all who were trying there best to help me figure this out.Mike Benton
