How to make generated resource class public

re: How to make generated resource class public

Lifeng Lu — Wed, 09 May 2007 03:16:55 GMT

Note: in VS next version, VS supports to generate public strong type resource class directly.

re: How to make generated resource class public

Lifeng Lu — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:19:03 GMT

The feature (PublicResXFileCodeGenerator) is broken in beta 1 product, because one setup registry item hasn't been updated after a version number update. However, it is easy to patch the machine by updating a few registry items.

It is mentioned in the readme document of beta1: http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/8/7/7876F535-3722-4986-8E55-F92DD55675AA/Express_contents.htm

in 1.4.14 section said you need update a few registries:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\%SKU%\9.0\CLSID\{74d398e9-7cc3-4ff2-9a4d-acd177f40b58}] "InprocServer32"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\mscoree.dll" "Class"="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.PublicVBMyResXFileCodeGenerator" "Assembly"="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" "ThreadingModel"="Both" @="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.PublicVBMyResXFileCodeGenerator"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\%SKU%\9.0\CLSID\{69b6a86d-ef43-4d9e-a758-8a18b38a7384}] "InprocServer32"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\mscoree.dll" "Class"="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.PublicResXFileCodeGenerator" "Assembly"="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" "ThreadingModel"="Both" @="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.PublicResXFileCodeGenerator"

The %SKU% here should be picked up to match what SKU (vb express, visual studio, or other express) you installed. Check the registry with regedit, you know where to fix it. The only thing has been changed is the version number of the full qualified assembly name.

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re: How to make generated resource class public

amit_chat — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:39:55 GMT

I have tried the same thing but when I try to access the resource (from other project) by using that class it gives me following error..

"Could not find any resources appropriate for the specified culture or the neutral culture. Make sure \"SocResources.resources\" was correctly embedded or linked into assembly \"Rules Prototype\" at compile time, or that all the satellite assemblies required are loadable and fully signed."

Is there something I am missing?

re: How to make generated resource class public

Lifeng Lu — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:52:25 GMT

First, ensure that "Build Action" of the resx is set to "Embedded Resource", so it will be embedded into the assembly.

Second, well, if you are using VB, the code generated by the resGen.exe doesn't work well when root namespace is set. The problem is that VB compiler automatically add a root namespace to the class, while resGen doesn't expect it. If you open the generated code, see how it creates the resource manager, the resource name used there does not contain the root namespace.

To workaround this, you can set root namespace of your resource assembly to be empty. Or, you can edit the project file again to ensure that the logicName of the resource item does not contain the rootNamespace.

It would look like:

<SubType>Designer</SubType>

<LogicalName>Resource1.resources</LogicalName>

</EmbeddedResource>

after you change it.

Hope this could resolve your problem.

BTW, generating public resource classes is working in Orcas beta 2.

re: How to make generated resource class public

snowjim — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:28:49 GMT

Hey!

I have some problems to implement this fine solution of yours.

I have created a couple of resx files and I am have set them up as you have stated.

The cs file are created on build but it is not included into the project?

No errors are thrown on build!?

This is how my project file looks like:

<!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it.

Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.-->

</CreateItem>

</Target>

</GetFrameworkSdkPath>

</Target>

<!--

</Target>

-->

The resx file I am testing is GUI.resx

This project are Teamfoundation sourcesafe controled.

I have a reference from another project to this resx project but there is no namespaces or resources to get!?

What have i missed?

re: How to make generated resource class public

Lifeng Lu — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:37:58 GMT

With those changes, the GUI class will be generated without any namespace, so you couldn't see it in the default namespace of the class library. In that case, you want to change the command line to be:

That also saves you time, so you don't have to change the logicName of the resource item.

You don't need do this in a VB project, because the compiler will apply default namespace automatically. That is however, not done in C# projects.

re: How to make generated resource class public

Lifeng Lu — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:33:36 GMT

Generating public class is not directly supported in the Visual Studio 2008. To enable this function, open the resource designer, and on the top of the designer(right side), "Access Modifier" will allow you to select whether to generate a public class.

This function will resolve the most problem we talked here, so editing the project file is no longer needed.