Read an embedded binary resource [duplicate]

I have a binary file that holds a Dictionary object. I can access the data with the following code.

var result = new Dictionary<string, string>(); using (FileStream fs1 = File.OpenRead("C:\\MyDictionary.bin")) { using (BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(fs1)) { int count = br.ReadInt32(); for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) { string key = br.ReadString(); string value = br.ReadString(); result[key] = value; } } } 

I would prefer to include this binary file within my application and not refer to an external file at run time. How do I do the same thing from an embedded binary file?

I found the following code in another thread but am struggling to understand how I can get it to work with the above data.

var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(); var resourceName = "MyProgram.Resources.MyDictionary.bin"; using (Stream stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName)) using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream)) { string result = reader.ReadToEnd(); }