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Get image file path from resources

I have an image file day.jpg in Resources folder and I want to access it in the code as string path not as byte[] img
Here's what I have tried.
string dayWallpaper = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location + #"..\..\Resources\day.jpg";
// Didn't found it
string dayWallpaper = Resource.day;
// Outputs byte[] and gives me an error
Then I tried to convert the byte[] to String didn't work as well
static byte[] SliceMe(byte[]? source, int pos)
{
byte[]? destfoo = new byte[source.Length - pos];
Array.Copy(source, pos, destfoo, 0, destfoo.Length);
return destfoo;
}
static string ByteToPath(path)
{
String file = Encoding.Unicode.GetString(SliceMe(path, 24)).TrimEnd("\0".ToCharArray());
return file
}
Outputs black screen
Later I search for the file
if (File.Exists(dayWallpaper))
{
do stuff
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("File does not exists");
}
And gives me the else statement.

In the answer you posted to your question, the fact that your relative path works is an "accident" that would fail on any other device deploying your app because without the existence of the source code project the path doesn't exist. One good option is to mark the day.jpg file as Copy to Output Directory at which point most installer bundlers will pick it up and deploy it in your setup.exe, msi etc. If you are specifically using the Visual Studio IDE, you would do it like this:
Now, at runtime, to acquire the path to the copied file:
var srce = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "Resources", "day.jpg");
However, there is more work to be done, because you state that you "want to store the image in a folder in the executable and the user could add more images later on." The present location of the file is not suitable for that purpose, so I would recommend the additional step of creating an AppData entry for the user to store their created content.
// Obtain a folder that "the user could add to later on".
var appData =
Path.Combine(
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
typeof(Program).Assembly.GetName().Name
);
Directory.CreateDirectory(appData);
Since you mention wanting to store the day.jpg image in that folder, go ahead and copy it to the AppData location (if not already there from a previous run of your app).
var dest = Path.Combine(appData, "day.jpg");
// Copy the image (if it's not there already) into folder that the user can add to.
if (!File.Exists(dest))
{
File.Copy(
sourceFileName: srce,
destFileName: dest
);
}
Alternatively, you could set the BuildAction to EmbeddedResource and manipulate the file as a byte stream and achieve the same end result.

I managed to do it this way
string resourcePath = Path.GetFullPath(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location + #"\..\..\..\..\Resources");
string dayWallpaper = resourcePath + #"\day.jpg";

Xamarin Forms Load image from folder inside project

I have a problem. I am trying to save an Image to a folder in my project (not the Resources folder!) and load theimage from that folder into an Image holder as source. I want the image to be saved in a folder called: TempImages and my app name is MyApp. Here is the code I have now:
Saving:
using (var image = args.Surface.Snapshot())
using (var data = image.Encode(SKEncodedImageFormat.Png, 80))
using (var stream = File.OpenWrite(Path.Combine("MyApp.TempImages", "CreatedImage.png")))
{
data.SaveTo(stream);
}
Opening:
string resourceID = string.Format("MyApp.TempImages.CreatedImage.png");
Assembly assembly = GetType().GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
Stream stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceID);
imgCanvas.Source = ImageSource.FromFile(resourceID);
But I think that File.OpenWrite a local file on my pc means, but I am not sure. And therefore I am not sure if I am opening the file correctly. Now I get the error that the save path doesn't exist.
How can I fix this?

you should be able to create any folder structure you want within one of the app writeable paths
var path = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData);
var folder = Path.Combine(path,"MySpecialFolder");
Directory.CreateDirectory(folder);
var file = Path.Combine(folder,"MyImage.png");
File.WriteAllBytes(file,data);
var image = File.ReadAllBytes(file);

Umbraco Adding base64 File with SetValue

I'll explain the problem right away, but first of all...is this achievable?
I have a Document Type in Umbraco where I store data from a Form. I can store everything except the file.
...
content.SetValue("notes", item.Notes);
content.SetValue("curriculum", item.Curriculum); /*this is the file*/
...
I'm adding items like this where SetValue comes from the following namespace namespace Umbraco.Core.Models and this is the function signature void SetValue(string propertyTypeAlias, object value)
And the return error is the following
"String or binary data would be truncated.
↵The statement has been terminated."
Did I missunderstood something? Shouldn't I be sending the base64? I'm adding the image to a media file where it creates a sub-folder with a sequential number. If I try to add an existing folder it appends the file just fine but if I point to a new media sub-folder it also returns an error. Any ideas on how should I approach this?
Thanks in advance
Edit 1: After Cryothic answer I've updated my code with the following
byte[] tempByte = Convert.FromBase64String(item.Curriculum);
var mediaFile = _mediaService.CreateMedia(item.cvExtension, -1, Constants.Conventions.MediaTypes.File);
Stream fileStream = new MemoryStream(tempByte);
var fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(item.cvExtension);
mediaFile.SetValue("umbracoFile", fileName, fileStream);
_mediaService.Save(mediaFile);
and the error happens at mediaFile.SetValue(...).
If I upload a file from umbraco it goes to "http://localhost:3295/media/1679/test.txt" and the next one would go to "http://localhost:3295/media/1680/test.txt". Where do I tell on my request that it has to add to the /media folder and increment? Do I only point to the media folder and umbaco handles the incrementation part?
If I change on SetValue to the following mediaFile.SetValue("curriculum", fileName, fileStream); the request succeeds but the file is not added to the content itself and the file is added to "http://localhost:3295/umbraco/media" instead of "http://localhost:3295/media".
If I try the following - content.SetValue("curriculum", item.cvExtension); - the file is added to the content but with the path "http://localhost:3295/umbraco/test.txt".
I'm not understanding very well how umbraco inserts files into the media folder (outside umbraco) and how you add the media service path to the content service.

Do you need to save base64?
I have done something like that, but using the MediaService.
My project had the option to upload multiple images on mulitple wizard-steps, and I needed to save them all at once. So I looped through the uploaded files (HttpFileCollection) per step. acceptedFiletypes is a string-list with the mimetypes I'd allow.
for (int i = 0; i < files.Count; i++) {
byte[] fileData = null;
UploadedFile uf = null;
try {
if (acceptedFiletypes.Contains(files[i].ContentType)) {
using (var binaryReader = new BinaryReader(files[i].InputStream)) {
fileData = binaryReader.ReadBytes(files[i].ContentLength);
}
if (fileData.Length > 0) {
uf = new UploadedFile {
FileName = files[i].FileName,
FileType = fileType,
FileData = fileData
};
}
}
}
catch { }
if (uf != null) {
projectData.UploadedFiles.Add(uf);
}
}
After the last step, I would loop throug my projectData.UploadedFiles and do the following.
var service = Umbraco.Core.ApplicationContext.Current.Services.MediaService;
var mediaTypeAlias = "Image";
var mediaItem = service.CreateMedia(fileName, parentFolderID, mediaTypeAlias);
Stream fileStream = new MemoryStream(file.FileData);
mediaItem.SetValue("umbracoFile", fileName, fileStream);
service.Save(mediaItem);
I also had a check which would see if the uploaded filename was ending on ".pdf". In that case I'd change the mediaTypeAlias to "File".
I hope this helps.

C#: FileNotFoundException when loading images from resource

I am trying to load in a bunch of images from my resource file but I am getting the FileNotFoundException for some reason. the Image names are like so:
"image01.png", "image02.png", ... , "image10.png", image11.png"
In the end I want to be able to display all of the images on the screen.
Here is what I have:
String imgName;
int row = 0, col = 0;
for (int i = 1; i <= 15; i++)
{
//get the name of the current image
if (i < 10)
imgName = "image0" + i + ".png";
else
imgName = "image" + i + ".png";
Image img = null;
try {
img = Image.FromFile(imgName);//read the image from the resource file
}
catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("ERROR!!!" + e); }
}
Here is a sample error output that I am getting:
ERROR!!!System.IO.FileNotFoundException: tile01.png
at System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(String filename, Boolean useEmbeddedColorManagement)
at System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(String filename)
Screenshot:
I have also fixed a type on line 56 from: "PictureForm.PuzzleForm." to "PicturePuzzle." but still no luck.

You are not specifying a path to load the file from. They will be loaded from where the assembly is running.
Note that Image.FromFile does not load an embedded resource, but rather the .png from disk. I assume this is what you intend.
Check the properties for the images in Visual Studio and ensure that Copy to Output Directory is Copy if Newer or Copy Always. Here's a screenshot (in my case it's a cursor resource, but same idea for an image).
UPDATE
If you have embedded your images in your EXE or another file, you can use code similar to
System.Reflection.Assembly thisExe;
thisExe = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
System.IO.Stream file =
thisExe.GetManifestResourceStream("AssemblyName.ImageFile.jpg");
this.pictureBox1.Image = Image.FromStream(file);
(Source)
NOTE
You can either embed your images in a binary file (commonly your .exe) by setting the property Build Action to Embedded Resource, or leave them as separate files by setting Build Action to Content. If you leave as content, set Copy to Output Directory to True.

There's nothing in your code to say where the files are located so it's defaulting to somewhere the files aren't. If the files sit in the same location as your exe then try something like
imgNmae = "./image0" + i + ".png";
adjusting the relative path to account for where the files actually sit.

How to clear file upload text in server side (c#)

I want to clear the file path from the file upload. The file upload is inside the update panel and I am using a AsyncFileUpload. How can I clear the file and change the background color of the fileupload
btnAudUpload_Click Method
string filename =FileUpload.FileName;
string Fullpath = Path.Combine(#"D:\Media", filename);
if (FileUpload.HasFile)
{
if (filename.ToLower().EndsWith("mp4"))
{
//Saving the file
}
else
{
//I want to clear the FileUpload content here
}
}

Clear the Attributes worked for me... but that will remove styles and other stuff
string filename =FileUpload.FileName;
string Fullpath = Path.Combine(#"D:\Media", filename);
if (FileUpload.HasFile)
{
if (filename.ToLower().EndsWith("mp4"))
{
//Saving the file
}
else
{
//I want to clear the FileUpload content here
FileUpload.Attributes.Clear();
}
}

I know this thread is almost a year old, but this still seems to be a prevalent issue. The easiest fix I've found is to set the file upload control to a new instance of it.
FileUpload1 = new FileUpload();

If you want to have interactivity without relouding the page you'll have to use JavaScript. That's why I would check the file extension on the client side instead of the server side. Example:
function checkFile() {
var input = document.getElementById('fileUpload').value.toLowerCase();
var extension = '.mp4';
if (!input.indexOf(extension, input.length - extension.length) != -1) {
alert('Invalid file extension. Only .mp4 is allowed.');
document.getElementById('fileUpload').value = '';
}
}
The only thing you'll have to add is changing the fileUpload background color which is very easy to do.
Good luck!

I think when you do postback the file contnet property will removed by default, because a security reasons !