Copying mp3 - Stream Help!

[Diablicolic]

Ok I've got this mp3 (Gnosis.mp3), and it's an embedded resource within my project (Pindleskin Bot).

 

I want to copy the mp3 to the cookies on the target person's computer (whoever uses the program). The error is on the bottom of the page, and here's the code:

 

   Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

       'This just changes my cursor on the form
       MyBase.Cursor = New Cursor(Me.GetType().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Pindleskin_Bot.Cross.cur"))

       'This makes me feel happy 
       lblTalk.Text = "Welcome Eradication,"

       'This is where I check and see if Gnosis.mp3 is there
       'If it is then I just delete it, because it might 
       'be a bad copy 
       Dim Exists As Boolean
       Exists = System.IO.File.Exists(System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Cookies) & "/Gnosis.mp3")
       If Exists = True Then
           System.IO.File.Delete(System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Cookies) & "/Gnosis.mp3")
       End If

       'This is how I hook up to my resources to get Gnosis.mp3
       Dim thisExe As System.Reflection.Assembly
       thisExe = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
       Dim file As System.IO.Stream = _
           thisExe.GetManifestResourceStream("Pindleskin_Bot.Gnosis.mp3")

       'And this is where I want to write the mp3 to the 
       'cookies path!!  But it don't work!
       Dim Write_mp3 As New System.IO.StreamWriter(file)
       Write_mp3.Write(System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Cookies) & "/Gnosis.mp3")

       Write_mp3.Flush()
       Write_mp3.Close()
       file.Flush()
       file.Close()

       'This is what plays Gnosis.mp3, but there ain't no
       'mp3 to play 
       Dim Background As Audio
       Background.FromFile(System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Cookies) & "/Gnosis.mp3")
   End Sub

[Diablicolic]

Wait I got the streamer to work, I got it backwards, it's actually suppose to be this:

 

       Dim Write_mp3 As New System.IO.StreamWriter(System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Cookies) & "/Gnosis.mp3")
       Write_mp3.Write(file)

 

But when I looked in my cookies, I could find Gnosis...but it's 33 bytes?

 

---Edit----

 

I took out the flushes and closes of the streamwriters, and now the Gnosis.mp3 inside of the cookies....is 0 bytes? The true Gnosis.mp3 that is inside of the project folder is suppose to be 5.10 MB. This is all weird =|

[akokich]

Cookie have limimted size

[PlausiblyDamp]

Why on earth do you want to store an MP3 in the cookies folder? Would using the Temp directory, the application's direcory or storing it as part of the user's application data not be far more appropriate?