C#•2y ago

❔ Embed images within .exe [WPF App .Net 6.0]

Hey, I have some Images that I would like to use within my app, how do I have them embedded within the .exe, I tried to do

<Content Include="Images/*.*"/>

<Content Include="Images/*.*"/>

But, then it tries to get the images from the build output/images/theimage.png How do I have them within the .exe, I was able to do this in older version of WPF Thanks

45 Replies

ero•2y ago

you want to include them as resources that should work in wpf

OssieOP•2y ago

How do I do that?

ero•2y ago

exchange Content with Resource

OssieOP•2y ago

Okay, I'll give it a go, thanks

ero•2y ago

or do it in the designer of course or not designer, the file properties window

OssieOP•2y ago

  <ItemGroup>
    <Resource Include="Images/*.*"/>
  </ItemGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <Resource Include="Images/*.*"/>
  </ItemGroup>

Like this?

ero•2y ago

i would think so?

OssieOP•2y ago

No, doesn't work still...

OssieOP•2y ago

ero•2y ago

how are you trying to access this?

OssieOP•2y ago

OssieOP•2y ago

Like this, from xaml

ero•2y ago

oh, actually content was correct lol articles online say you need to CopyIfNewer

OssieOP•2y ago

So not resource?

ero•2y ago

but this makes me wonder whether it will work without having to ship the images along the binaries

Kouhai•2y ago

<Resource Include=".."> should work

OssieOP•2y ago

With Content instead of Resource, it still doesn't work If I do the content one, it tries to find it from the build output folder

ero•2y ago

OssieOP•2y ago

Where do I use that?

Kouhai•2y ago

You don't need CopyIfNewer with Resource

OssieOP•2y ago

But it doesn't work with Resource Include I get this

Kouhai•2y ago

Hmmm, that's odd I have a wpf project open and it works

OssieOP•2y ago

How do you point to it From XAML

ero•2y ago

where is your images folder? relative to the csproj file?

OssieOP•2y ago

The same

ero•2y ago

what?

OssieOP•2y ago

Kouhai•2y ago

In csproj <Resource Include="Resources\doc.png"> In XAML

<Image Width="16"
       Height="16"
       Source="Resources\doc.png" />
<Label Content="New" />

<Image Width="16"
       Height="16"
       Source="Resources\doc.png" />
<Label Content="New" />

OssieOP•2y ago

It also shows them in the XAML editor, its only when I run it

ero•2y ago

well they're not using an Image might be that

OssieOP•2y ago

In csjproj: `<Resource Include="Images/Background.png" />`` XAML

<ImageBrush ImageSource="Images/Background.png"/>

<ImageBrush ImageSource="Images/Background.png"/>

Grid.Background can only accept ImageBrush

ero•2y ago

why would you do it like that then lmao why not add an image over the full row and columnspan

OssieOP•2y ago

How would you do it then?

ero•2y ago

<Grid>
  <Image RowSpan="" ColumnSpan="" Source="Images/Background.png" />
</Grid>

<Grid>
  <Image RowSpan="" ColumnSpan="" Source="Images/Background.png" />
</Grid>

OssieOP•2y ago

I cannot leave them empty

ero•2y ago

so add the numbers you need...

OssieOP•2y ago

Idk which numbers I need I just want the background of the whole page to be the image

ero•2y ago

however many rows and columns the grid has

OssieOP•2y ago

None

ero•2y ago

so the image spans over the entire grid so put 0 or remove them and come on

MODiX•2y ago

❯ AttachedProperty: System.Windows.Controls.Grid.RowSpan Gets or sets a value that indicates the total number of rows that child content spans within a Grid. ❯ Field: System.Windows.Controls.Grid.RowSpanProperty Identifies the RowSpan attached property.

React with ❌ to remove this embed.

OssieOP•2y ago

I haven't used grids with that before lol, I also tagged it as beginner

Kouhai•2y ago

If you still want to use ImageBrush

<Grid>
    <Grid.Background>
        <ImageBrush ImageSource="Images/Background.png" />
    </Grid.Background>
</Grid>

<Grid>
    <Grid.Background>
        <ImageBrush ImageSource="Images/Background.png" />
    </Grid.Background>
</Grid>

<ItemGroup>
  <Resource Include="Images\Background.png"></Resource>
</ItemGroup>

<ItemGroup>
  <Resource Include="Images\Background.png"></Resource>
</ItemGroup>

Should work

Accord•2y ago

Was this issue resolved? If so, run /close - otherwise I will mark this as stale and this post will be archived until there is new activity.

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