How to extract file path from an audio file stored in project resource folder in C#

Question

I am having a problem extracting the file directory of an audio file which is stored in my project resource folder. In my project, I have a mysounds.resx file in which I added a file (abc.mp3).

            WMPLib.WindowsMediaPlayer wplayer = new WMPLib.WindowsMediaPlayer();
            wplayer.URL = "E:/xyz.mp3";
            wplayer.settings.setMode("loop",false);
            wplayer.controls.play();

Here, when I give the "E:/xyz.mp3" directory in wplayer.URL, it plays fine. But what I want to do is to get the file path from mysounds.resx file in which I stored abc.mp3 and I want to use files paths from mysounds.resx file, not any absolute paths.

Is there anyone who can help me? I am not very good in C#. I really need this work around. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Writing an audio file in a Resource to a temporary file, and then playing it using WMPLib.

//Set up the temp path, I'm using a GUID for the file name to avoid any conflicts
var temporaryFilePath = String.Format("{0}{1}{2}", System.IO.Path.GetTempPath(), Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"), ".mp3") ;

//Your resource accessor, my resource is called AudioFile
using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream(Properties.Resources.AudioFile))
using(var tempFileStream = new FileStream(temporaryFilePath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write))
{
    //Set the memory stream position to 0
    memoryStream.Position = 0;

    //Reads the bytes from the audio file in resource, and writes them to the file
    memoryStream.WriteTo(tempFileStream);
}

//Play your file
WMPLib.WindowsMediaPlayer wplayer = new WMPLib.WindowsMediaPlayer();
wplayer.URL = temporaryFilePath;
wplayer.settings.setMode("loop", false);
wplayer.controls.play();

//Delete the file after use
if(File.Exists(temporaryFilePath))
    File.Delete(temporaryFilePath);