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Create String Variables from Embedded Resources Files

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Use embedded text files as the source for populating large string variables.
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.IO;
namespace McKechney.EmbeddedResouceTextExample
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for EmbeddedResourceReader.
	/// </summary>
	public class EmbeddedResourceTextReader
	{
		public EmbeddedResourceTextReader()
		{
			
		}
		internal string GetFromResources(string resourceName){  
			Assembly assem = this.GetType().Assembly;   
			using( Stream stream = assem.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName) )   
			{
				try      
				{
					using( StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream) )         
					{
						return reader.ReadToEnd();         
					}
				}     
				catch(Exception e)      
				{
					throw new Exception("Error retrieving from Resources.   Tried '"+resourceName+"'\r\n"+e.ToString());      
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

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