C# button extract embedded files

Question

I am new to C# and working on an small application in Visual Studio. I ?have already added couple embedded files into my project. I did this after creating a folder in solution explorer and added the files into it. Now I want have a button, lets call it install or extract, to actually extract the files on to a users computer in a specified directory. I know i need to write some code after double clicking on the button, I am just not sure what to place in there. Any help / guidance will be appreciated.

Hemant Srivastava · Answer

For File Copy you need to use System.IO;

Hemant Srivastava · Answer

If I am not wrong probably you want to copy files from one place to another on a button click. If this is the case you can create a Button Click event handler and put a similar code like this; private void btn_Extract_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { string sourceDirectory = @D:	emp\; string destinationDirectory = @D:	emp\Hemant\; if (!Directory.Exists(destinationDirectory)) { Directory.CreateDirectory(destinationDirectory); } // Copying the info.txt file from 'D:	emp\' to 'D:	emp\Hemant\' File.Copy(sourceDirectory + info.txt destinationDirectory + info.txttrue); } Note: Here your source folder would be your folder (what you see in the solution explorer)

Adam Ster · Answer

Hermant Thank you so much for your reply I think I am a bit closer to my solution now. I am letting the user choose the output directory via the browse button you can see below in the picture. Then I have an install button that will copy the files over. In the install button I believe I will type the code in. However I am not sure what to define in the namespace i.e: using system.io using sytem.resources etc.? My folder is called Test and I have an embedded resource in it called setup.exe