loading strings

[Phil Da Lick!]

Hello,

Got strings.resx included in my assmebly as the default language neutral
collection.

ResourceManager res=new ResourceManager ("strings",
Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));

string test=res.GetStr ing("TestString ");

TestString exists in the resource file. The compiler message window
seems to indicate thsat the strings are compiled and included in the
assembly but I'm getting unhandled exception
System.Resource s.MissingManife stResourceExcep tion

Could not find any resources appropriate for the specified culture in
the given assembly. Make sure "strings.resour ces" was correctly linked
or embedded into assembly.

Help!!!

[Kai Brinkmann [MSFT]]

Re: loading strings

You need to use the fully qualified name of the resource file in the
ResourceManager constructor.
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"Phil Da Lick!" <phil_the_lick@ NOSPAMhotmail.c om> wrote in message
news:eHFDU6HXFH A.2520@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> Got strings.resx included in my assmebly as the default language neutral
> collection.
>
> ResourceManager res=new ResourceManager ("strings",
> Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));
>
> string test=res.GetStr ing("TestString ");
>
> TestString exists in the resource file. The compiler message window seems
> to indicate thsat the strings are compiled and included in the assembly
> but I'm getting unhandled exception
> System.Resource s.MissingManife stResourceExcep tion
>
> Could not find any resources appropriate for the specified culture in the
> given assembly. Make sure "strings.resour ces" was correctly linked or
> embedded into assembly.
>
> Help!!![/color]

[Phil Da Lick!]

Re: loading strings

Kai Brinkmann [MSFT] wrote:[color=blue]
> You need to use the fully qualified name of the resource file in the
> ResourceManager constructor.[/color]

what resource file? does it not work the same way as VC++ where the
resources are compiled into the assembly? I've just added the resources
in a resx to the assembly in the prroject view.

[Kai Brinkmann [MSFT]]

Re: loading strings

Yes, the base resources are compiled into the assembly. All language
resource files end up in satellite assemblies. If you're using VS, this will
be done automatically as long as you observe the proper naming conventions.

For example, let's assume you created a resource file AppResources.re sx in
your project and your namespace is MyNamespace.MyA pp.
In this case, the ctor for your ResourceManager should look like this:

ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager ("MyNamespace.M yApp.AppResourc es",
Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));

Note the fully qualified resource name!

AppResources.re sx is compiled to AppResources.re sources (you can do this
manually using resgen) and embedded in your core assembly (MyApp.exe). You
can create localized resource files like this:

AppResources.fr-FR.resx // French (France) resources
AppResources.de-DE.resx // German (Germany) resources
AppResources.ja-JP.resx // Japanese (Japan) resources

These resources will also be compiled to their appropriate resources files
and embedded in satellite assemblies named MyApp.resources .dll. These
assemblies will end up in directories named after the culture (fr-FR, de-DE,
ja-JP) underneath your main application directory. At run-time, the resource
manager will attempt to find appropriate resources for the selected
CurrentUICultur e. There is a fallback mechanism if no resources can be
found, and as a last resort the resources embedded in the main assembly will
be used (i.e. the resources in the base resource file AppResources.re sx).

I hope this helps.
--
Kai Brinkmann [MSFT]

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"Phil Da Lick!" <phil_the_lick@ NOSPAMhotmail.c om> wrote in message
news:ujL7PITXFH A.2288@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Kai Brinkmann [MSFT] wrote:[color=green]
>> You need to use the fully qualified name of the resource file in the
>> ResourceManager constructor.[/color]
>
> what resource file? does it not work the same way as VC++ where the
> resources are compiled into the assembly? I've just added the resources in
> a resx to the assembly in the prroject view.[/color]

[Phil Da Lick!]

Re: loading strings

Kai Brinkmann [MSFT] wrote:[color=blue]
> Yes, the base resources are compiled into the assembly. All language
> resource files end up in satellite assemblies. If you're using VS, this will
> be done automatically as long as you observe the proper naming conventions.
>
> For example, let's assume you created a resource file AppResources.re sx in
> your project and your namespace is MyNamespace.MyA pp.
> In this case, the ctor for your ResourceManager should look like this:
>
> ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager ("MyNamespace.M yApp.AppResourc es",
> Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));
>
> Note the fully qualified resource name![/color]

Just what I needed, thanks.

[color=blue]
> AppResources.re sx is compiled to AppResources.re sources (you can do this
> manually using resgen) and embedded in your core assembly (MyApp.exe). You
> can create localized resource files like this:
>
> AppResources.fr-FR.resx // French (France) resources
> AppResources.de-DE.resx // German (Germany) resources
> AppResources.ja-JP.resx // Japanese (Japan) resources[/color]

So can I also just include these into the assembly in the project view
and VS will take care of them automatically?