Linking and Embedding Options

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Each of the .NET Framework tools has a different syntax for accomplishing the same tasks. The following tables show the command-line options for embedding and linking in the Assembly Linker (Al.exe), the Visual C# command-line compiler (CSC), and the Visual Basic command-line compiler (VBC).

Al.exe    
/embed[resource]:<filename>[,<name>[,Private] Embeds the file as a resource in the assembly
/link[resource]:<filename>[,<name>[,<targetfile>[,Private]]] Links the file as a resource to the assembly
Csc.exe    
/resource:<resinfo> Embeds the specified resource (Short form: /res)
/linkresource:<resinfo> Links the specified resource to this assembly (Short form: /linkres)
Vbc.exe    
/res[ource]:<file>[,<name>[,<public|private>[,<locale>[<desc>[,<mime>]]]]] Adds a file internally to the assembly.
/linkres[ource]:<file>[,<name>] Links a file externally to the assembly.