Is there a way to publish a C# console app running on the .NET Framework with System.media Soundplayer?

Question

When I publish my app and run it, it says that it couldn't find the path to sound.wav file and it crashes.

I put my sound files into a bin/Debug/sound folder, and use it like this in my code:

public void OpenInventory()
{
    SoundPlayer inventory = new SoundPlayer("sound/selection2.wav");

    inventory.Play();

    try
    {
        var item = Item.itemList.SingleOrDefault(x => x.Amount == 0);

        if (item != null)
        {
            Item.itemList.Remove(item);
        }

        var loot = Loot.lootList.SingleOrDefault(c => c.Amount == 0);

        if (loot != null)
        {
            Loot.lootList.Remove(loot);
        }
     }
     catch
     {
         inter.InventoryArray();
         UseItem();
     }

     inter.InventoryArray();
     UseItem();
}

Have you set a value on the file's CopyToOutputDirectory property? — Crowcoder, Jun 25 '22 at 15:08
no i havent done that, i'll do it, also what is the parth to Release folder ? do iahve to use (//Release/sound/Sound.wav) ? — Warden Zoxs, Jun 25 '22 at 15:19

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 25 '22 at 15:24

You can embed the file as a resource and access it using a resource stream. Something like this:

strong resource name = "MyNamespace.Sound.selection2.wav";
var stream = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName);
var inventory = new SoundPlayer(stream);

To embed the WAV file, change "Build Action" to "Embedded Resource" on the file properties in solution explorer.

The tricky part of using such embedded resources is figuring out the correct resource name. By default it uses a namespace-like name for the resource. So for example, if the default namespace for your app is "MyNamespace", the file is in a folder named "Sound", and the file is named "selection2.wav", then the resource will be named "MyNamespace.Sound.selection2.wav".

GetManifestResourceStream: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.reflection.assembly.getmanifestresourcestream?view=netframework-4.8#system-reflection-assembly-getmanifestresourcestream(system-string)

SoundPlayer stream constructor: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.media.soundplayer.-ctor?view=netframework-4.8#system-media-soundplayer-ctor(system-io-stream)

Embedded resource names: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/resources/manifest-file-names

Is there a way to publish a C# console app running on the .NET Framework with System.media Soundplayer?

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