How to do it...

Follow these steps to create a class library to define the binary resource and use it from the application that we have already created:

1. Create another project within the same solution. Let's name it CH07.ResourceLibrary, and make sure you select Class Library (.NET Framework) as the project template:

2. Remove the autogenerated class file Class1.cs.
3. Now right-click on the project CH07.ResourceLibrary and create a new folder named Images.
4. Now right-click on the newly created folder and add an existing image (image1.png, in our case) into that folder.
5. Then right-click on the image (image1.png) and navigate to its Properties pane.
6. As demonstrated in the previous recipe, change its Build Action to Resource. Compile the project CH07.ResourceLibrary to make sure that the build is successful.
7. From the Solution Explorer, right-click on the other project named CH07.RemoteBinaryResourceDemo and navigate through the context menu entry Add | Reference... to add the assembly...