Problem with Resources

[Ken Allen]

OK, for a number of reasons I have needed to begin experimenting with
resources sooner than I had planned (I had avoided it for now).

Step 1: I built the 'reseditor' application that is in the SDK
sub-directory, as instructed by the MSDN.

Step 2: I used the 'reseditor' to create a file named
"MyResources.re sources" that contains only some string resources.

Step 3: I added this resource file to my existing test assembly (does not do
anything other than test the use of the string resources to generate
altername 'names' for enumerated values).

Step 4: In the class definition (for my form since that is all there is in
this test code), I added "ResourceManage r _Resources;".

Step 5: In the constructor for this form I added "_Resources = new
ResourceManager ("MyResource s", Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));" (I
actually wrapped this in a try/catch block just in case, but the code does
not cause an exception).

Step 6: In my code I generate the name of the resource string I want and
attempt to retrieve it: "result.Append( "[Retrieved] " +
_Resources.GetS tring(resourceN ame));" -- I have checked that the name I am
passing is the name of one of the strings in the resource file.

Step 7: I get a MissingManifest ResourceExcepti on reporting that it "Could
not find any resources appropriate for the specified culture (or the neutral
culture) in the given assembly."

Step 8: This fails for any string I attempt to read.

Step 9: If I examine the binary of the resource file (which is in the
assembly), the contents indicate that it is for the neutral culture.

What am I doing wrong?

-Ken

[Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]]

Hello Ken,

Examine the assembly with the ILDASM tool to find out the real name of the
resource file. It will most likely be prefixed with the default namespace
name.
Therefore, on Step 5, you should specify the name of the resource file as:

"MyNamespace.My Resources"

"Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:Oc******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P12.phx.gbl...

OK, for a number of reasons I have needed to begin experimenting with
resources sooner than I had planned (I had avoided it for now).

Step 1: I built the 'reseditor' application that is in the SDK
sub-directory, as instructed by the MSDN.

Step 2: I used the 'reseditor' to create a file named
"MyResources.re sources" that contains only some string resources.

Step 3: I added this resource file to my existing test assembly (does not do anything other than test the use of the string resources to generate
altername 'names' for enumerated values).

Step 4: In the class definition (for my form since that is all there is in
this test code), I added "ResourceManage r _Resources;".

Step 5: In the constructor for this form I added "_Resources = new
ResourceManager ("MyResource s", Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));" (I
actually wrapped this in a try/catch block just in case, but the code does
not cause an exception).

Step 6: In my code I generate the name of the resource string I want and
attempt to retrieve it: "result.Append( "[Retrieved] " +
_Resources.GetS tring(resourceN ame));" -- I have checked that the name I am
passing is the name of one of the strings in the resource file.

Step 7: I get a MissingManifest ResourceExcepti on reporting that it "Could
not find any resources appropriate for the specified culture (or the neutral culture) in the given assembly."

Step 8: This fails for any string I attempt to read.

Step 9: If I examine the binary of the resource file (which is in the
assembly), the contents indicate that it is for the neutral culture.

What am I doing wrong?

-Ken

[Ken Allen]

Hmmm. Using ILDASM I can see the file names in the manifest, but it is not
listed in the assembly itself -- at the top level I see MANIFESZT and
"EnumerationNam ing" (the name of my assembly/solution), and inside
"EnumerationNam eing" all I see is Form1 and the publuc enum "MyStates",
which are all that were defined in the Form1.cs file! In the manifest I see
these lines:

..mresource public EnumerationNami ng.MyResources. resources
{
}
..mresource public EnumerationNami ng.Form1.resour ces
{
}

I added the reopsurce file by copying the MyResources.res ources file to the
same directory as the Form1.cs file and then performed an "Add Existing..."
function to add the file -- and it appears in the solution explorer!

I do not understand!

-Ken

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.c om> wrote
in message news:uU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

Hello Ken,

Examine the assembly with the ILDASM tool to find out the real name of the
resource file. It will most likely be prefixed with the default namespace
name.
Therefore, on Step 5, you should specify the name of the resource file as:

"MyNamespace.My Resources"

"Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:Oc******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P12.phx.gbl...

OK, for a number of reasons I have needed to begin experimenting with
resources sooner than I had planned (I had avoided it for now).

Step 1: I built the 'reseditor' application that is in the SDK
sub-directory, as instructed by the MSDN.

Step 2: I used the 'reseditor' to create a file named
"MyResources.re sources" that contains only some string resources.

Step 3: I added this resource file to my existing test assembly (does not

do

anything other than test the use of the string resources to generate
altername 'names' for enumerated values).

Step 4: In the class definition (for my form since that is all there is

in this test code), I added "ResourceManage r _Resources;".

Step 5: In the constructor for this form I added "_Resources = new
ResourceManager ("MyResource s", Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));" (I
actually wrapped this in a try/catch block just in case, but the code does not cause an exception).

Step 6: In my code I generate the name of the resource string I want and
attempt to retrieve it: "result.Append( "[Retrieved] " +
_Resources.GetS tring(resourceN ame));" -- I have checked that the name I am passing is the name of one of the strings in the resource file.

Step 7: I get a MissingManifest ResourceExcepti on reporting that it "Could not find any resources appropriate for the specified culture (or the

neutral

culture) in the given assembly."

Step 8: This fails for any string I attempt to read.

Step 9: If I examine the binary of the resource file (which is in the
assembly), the contents indicate that it is for the neutral culture.

What am I doing wrong?

-Ken

[Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]]

> .mresource public EnumerationNami ng.MyResources. resources

{
}
This is the one you need. Therefore, you should change Step 5 to the
following:

_Resources = new ResourceManager ("EnumerationNa ming.MyResource s",
Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));

I really cannot explan why VS .NET appends the name of the namespace to the
name of the resource file itself,
it just works this way.
"Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP11.phx.gbl.. . Hmmm. Using ILDASM I can see the file names in the manifest, but it is not
listed in the assembly itself -- at the top level I see MANIFESZT and
"EnumerationNam ing" (the name of my assembly/solution), and inside
"EnumerationNam eing" all I see is Form1 and the publuc enum "MyStates",
which are all that were defined in the Form1.cs file! In the manifest I see these lines:

.mresource public EnumerationNami ng.MyResources. resources
{
}
.mresource public EnumerationNami ng.Form1.resour ces
{
}

I added the reopsurce file by copying the MyResources.res ources file to the same directory as the Form1.cs file and then performed an "Add Existing..." function to add the file -- and it appears in the solution explorer!

I do not understand!

-Ken

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.c om> wrote
in message news:uU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

Hello Ken,

Examine the assembly with the ILDASM tool to find out the real name of the

resource file. It will most likely be prefixed with the default namespace name.
Therefore, on Step 5, you should specify the name of the resource file as:
"MyNamespace.My Resources"

"Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:Oc******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P12.phx.gbl...

OK, for a number of reasons I have needed to begin experimenting with
resources sooner than I had planned (I had avoided it for now).

Step 1: I built the 'reseditor' application that is in the SDK
sub-directory, as instructed by the MSDN.

Step 2: I used the 'reseditor' to create a file named
"MyResources.re sources" that contains only some string resources.

Step 3: I added this resource file to my existing test assembly (does

not

do

anything other than test the use of the string resources to generate
altername 'names' for enumerated values).

Step 4: In the class definition (for my form since that is all there is in this test code), I added "ResourceManage r _Resources;".

Step 5: In the constructor for this form I added "_Resources = new
ResourceManager ("MyResource s", Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));" (I
actually wrapped this in a try/catch block just in case, but the code does not cause an exception).

Step 6: In my code I generate the name of the resource string I want

and attempt to retrieve it: "result.Append( "[Retrieved] " +
_Resources.GetS tring(resourceN ame));" -- I have checked that the name

I am passing is the name of one of the strings in the resource file.

Step 7: I get a MissingManifest ResourceExcepti on reporting that it "Could not find any resources appropriate for the specified culture (or the

neutral

culture) in the given assembly."

Step 8: This fails for any string I attempt to read.

Step 9: If I examine the binary of the resource file (which is in the
assembly), the contents indicate that it is for the neutral culture.

What am I doing wrong?

-Ken

[Ken Allen]

Yep, that did it. Basically this indicates that all of the MSDN examples are
wrong! One should use the following as the 'name' of the resource 'file'
that is embedded within the assembly:

_Resources = new
ResourceManager (Assembly.GetEx ceutingAssembly ().GetName().Na me +
".MyResourc es", Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));

-Ken

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.c om> wrote
in message news:Om******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

.mresource public EnumerationNami ng.MyResources. resources
{
}
This is the one you need. Therefore, you should change Step 5 to the
following:

_Resources = new ResourceManager ("EnumerationNa ming.MyResource s",
Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));

I really cannot explan why VS .NET appends the name of the namespace to

the name of the resource file itself,
it just works this way.
"Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP11.phx.gbl.. .

Hmmm. Using ILDASM I can see the file names in the manifest, but it is not

listed in the assembly itself -- at the top level I see MANIFESZT and
"EnumerationNam ing" (the name of my assembly/solution), and inside
"EnumerationNam eing" all I see is Form1 and the publuc enum "MyStates",
which are all that were defined in the Form1.cs file! In the manifest I see

these lines:

.mresource public EnumerationNami ng.MyResources. resources
{
}
.mresource public EnumerationNami ng.Form1.resour ces
{
}

I added the reopsurce file by copying the MyResources.res ources file to

the

same directory as the Form1.cs file and then performed an "Add

Existing..."

function to add the file -- and it appears in the solution explorer!

I do not understand!

-Ken

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.c om> wrote in message news:uU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

Hello Ken,

Examine the assembly with the ILDASM tool to find out the real name of the resource file. It will most likely be prefixed with the default namespace name.
Therefore, on Step 5, you should specify the name of the resource file as:
"MyNamespace.My Resources"

"Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:Oc******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P12.phx.gbl...
> OK, for a number of reasons I have needed to begin experimenting with > resources sooner than I had planned (I had avoided it for now).
>
> Step 1: I built the 'reseditor' application that is in the SDK
> sub-directory, as instructed by the MSDN.
>
> Step 2: I used the 'reseditor' to create a file named
> "MyResources.re sources" that contains only some string resources.
>
> Step 3: I added this resource file to my existing test assembly (does not

do
> anything other than test the use of the string resources to generate
> altername 'names' for enumerated values).
>
> Step 4: In the class definition (for my form since that is all there is

in

> this test code), I added "ResourceManage r _Resources;".
>
> Step 5: In the constructor for this form I added "_Resources = new
> ResourceManager ("MyResource s", Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));" (I
> actually wrapped this in a try/catch block just in case, but the

code does

> not cause an exception).
>
> Step 6: In my code I generate the name of the resource string I want

and > attempt to retrieve it: "result.Append( "[Retrieved] " +
> _Resources.GetS tring(resourceN ame));" -- I have checked that the

name I

am

> passing is the name of one of the strings in the resource file.
>
> Step 7: I get a MissingManifest ResourceExcepti on reporting that it

"Could

> not find any resources appropriate for the specified culture (or the
neutral
> culture) in the given assembly."
>
> Step 8: This fails for any string I attempt to read.
>
> Step 9: If I examine the binary of the resource file (which is in

the > assembly), the contents indicate that it is for the neutral culture.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> -Ken
>
>

[Ken Allen]

As I noted, this resolved the problem, but now I am confused on how the
hierarchy of resource files work when one wishes to support more than one
language or dialect (e.g., culture). How do I use a single ResourceManage
that will search all cultures? Particularly, which constructor do I use? Do
I always reference the embedded resource file? Can I have more than one
embedded resource file? If so, how do I use them?

The information in MSDN is very sparse and, as I have discovered, very
misleading.

-Ken

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.c om> wrote
in message news:Om******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

.mresource public EnumerationNami ng.MyResources. resources
{
}
This is the one you need. Therefore, you should change Step 5 to the
following:

_Resources = new ResourceManager ("EnumerationNa ming.MyResource s",
Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));

I really cannot explan why VS .NET appends the name of the namespace to

the name of the resource file itself,
it just works this way.
"Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP11.phx.gbl.. .

Hmmm. Using ILDASM I can see the file names in the manifest, but it is not

listed in the assembly itself -- at the top level I see MANIFESZT and
"EnumerationNam ing" (the name of my assembly/solution), and inside
"EnumerationNam eing" all I see is Form1 and the publuc enum "MyStates",
which are all that were defined in the Form1.cs file! In the manifest I see

these lines:

.mresource public EnumerationNami ng.MyResources. resources
{
}
.mresource public EnumerationNami ng.Form1.resour ces
{
}

I added the reopsurce file by copying the MyResources.res ources file to

the

same directory as the Form1.cs file and then performed an "Add

Existing..."

function to add the file -- and it appears in the solution explorer!

I do not understand!

-Ken

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.c om> wrote in message news:uU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

Hello Ken,

Examine the assembly with the ILDASM tool to find out the real name of the resource file. It will most likely be prefixed with the default namespace name.
Therefore, on Step 5, you should specify the name of the resource file as:
"MyNamespace.My Resources"

"Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:Oc******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P12.phx.gbl...
> OK, for a number of reasons I have needed to begin experimenting with > resources sooner than I had planned (I had avoided it for now).
>
> Step 1: I built the 'reseditor' application that is in the SDK
> sub-directory, as instructed by the MSDN.
>
> Step 2: I used the 'reseditor' to create a file named
> "MyResources.re sources" that contains only some string resources.
>
> Step 3: I added this resource file to my existing test assembly (does not

do
> anything other than test the use of the string resources to generate
> altername 'names' for enumerated values).
>
> Step 4: In the class definition (for my form since that is all there is

in

> this test code), I added "ResourceManage r _Resources;".
>
> Step 5: In the constructor for this form I added "_Resources = new
> ResourceManager ("MyResource s", Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));" (I
> actually wrapped this in a try/catch block just in case, but the

code does

> not cause an exception).
>
> Step 6: In my code I generate the name of the resource string I want

and > attempt to retrieve it: "result.Append( "[Retrieved] " +
> _Resources.GetS tring(resourceN ame));" -- I have checked that the

name I

am

> passing is the name of one of the strings in the resource file.
>
> Step 7: I get a MissingManifest ResourceExcepti on reporting that it

"Could

> not find any resources appropriate for the specified culture (or the
neutral
> culture) in the given assembly."
>
> Step 8: This fails for any string I attempt to read.
>
> Step 9: If I examine the binary of the resource file (which is in

the > assembly), the contents indicate that it is for the neutral culture.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> -Ken
>
>

[Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]]

Ken,

I would disagree. The MSDN docs on satellite assemblies and resource
fallback process are pretty consistent.
Take a look at the following:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...assemblies.asp
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet.../14/local2.htm
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...calization.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...gresources.asp
"Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..

As I noted, this resolved the problem, but now I am confused on how the
hierarchy of resource files work when one wishes to support more than one
language or dialect (e.g., culture). How do I use a single ResourceManage
that will search all cultures? Particularly, which constructor do I use? Do I always reference the embedded resource file? Can I have more than one
embedded resource file? If so, how do I use them?

The information in MSDN is very sparse and, as I have discovered, very
misleading.

-Ken

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.c om> wrote
in message news:Om******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

.mresource public EnumerationNami ng.MyResources. resources
{
}

This is the one you need. Therefore, you should change Step 5 to the
following:

_Resources = new ResourceManager ("EnumerationNa ming.MyResource s",
Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));

I really cannot explan why VS .NET appends the name of the namespace to

the

name of the resource file itself,
it just works this way.
"Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP11.phx.gbl.. .

Hmmm. Using ILDASM I can see the file names in the manifest, but it is not listed in the assembly itself -- at the top level I see MANIFESZT and
"EnumerationNam ing" (the name of my assembly/solution), and inside
"EnumerationNam eing" all I see is Form1 and the publuc enum "MyStates", which are all that were defined in the Form1.cs file! In the manifest I

see

these lines:

.mresource public EnumerationNami ng.MyResources. resources
{
}
.mresource public EnumerationNami ng.Form1.resour ces
{
}

I added the reopsurce file by copying the MyResources.res ources file

to

the

same directory as the Form1.cs file and then performed an "Add

Existing..."

function to add the file -- and it appears in the solution explorer!

I do not understand!

-Ken

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.c om> wrote in message news:uU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...
> Hello Ken,
>
> Examine the assembly with the ILDASM tool to find out the real name

of the

> resource file. It will most likely be prefixed with the default

namespace

> name.
> Therefore, on Step 5, you should specify the name of the resource

file as:

>
> "MyNamespace.My Resources"
>
> "Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
> news:Oc******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P12.phx.gbl...
> > OK, for a number of reasons I have needed to begin experimenting with > > resources sooner than I had planned (I had avoided it for now).
> >
> > Step 1: I built the 'reseditor' application that is in the SDK
> > sub-directory, as instructed by the MSDN.
> >
> > Step 2: I used the 'reseditor' to create a file named
> > "MyResources.re sources" that contains only some string resources.
> >
> > Step 3: I added this resource file to my existing test assembly (does not
> do
> > anything other than test the use of the string resources to

generate > > altername 'names' for enumerated values).
> >
> > Step 4: In the class definition (for my form since that is all there is

in
> > this test code), I added "ResourceManage r _Resources;".
> >
> > Step 5: In the constructor for this form I added "_Resources = new
> > ResourceManager ("MyResource s", Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));"

(I > > actually wrapped this in a try/catch block just in case, but the

code does
> > not cause an exception).
> >
> > Step 6: In my code I generate the name of the resource string I want and

> > attempt to retrieve it: "result.Append( "[Retrieved] " +
> > _Resources.GetS tring(resourceN ame));" -- I have checked that the name

I

am
> > passing is the name of one of the strings in the resource file.
> >
> > Step 7: I get a MissingManifest ResourceExcepti on reporting that it
"Could
> > not find any resources appropriate for the specified culture (or

the > neutral
> > culture) in the given assembly."
> >
> > Step 8: This fails for any string I attempt to read.
> >
> > Step 9: If I examine the binary of the resource file (which is in

the > > assembly), the contents indicate that it is for the neutral culture. > >
> > What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > -Ken
> >
> >
>

[Ken Allen]

Perhaps the online MSDN is more accurate. I must confess that I have
depended mostly on the installed MSDN information since I cannot always
access the internet during development. The installed MSDN is terrible for
inaccuracies as these items are not as clearly addressed there.

-Ken

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.c om> wrote
in message news:eR******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

Ken,

I would disagree. The MSDN docs on satellite assemblies and resource
fallback process are pretty consistent.
Take a look at the following:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...assemblies.asp http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet.../14/local2.htm
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...calization.asp http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...gresources.asp

"Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..

As I noted, this resolved the problem, but now I am confused on how the
hierarchy of resource files work when one wishes to support more than one

language or dialect (e.g., culture). How do I use a single ResourceManage that will search all cultures? Particularly, which constructor do I use? Do

I always reference the embedded resource file? Can I have more than one
embedded resource file? If so, how do I use them?

The information in MSDN is very sparse and, as I have discovered, very
misleading.

-Ken

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.c om> wrote in message news:Om******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

> .mresource public EnumerationNami ng.MyResources. resources
> {
> }

This is the one you need. Therefore, you should change Step 5 to the
following:

_Resources = new ResourceManager ("EnumerationNa ming.MyResource s",
Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));

I really cannot explan why VS .NET appends the name of the namespace to

the

name of the resource file itself,
it just works this way.
"Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP11.phx.gbl.. .
> Hmmm. Using ILDASM I can see the file names in the manifest, but it

is not

> listed in the assembly itself -- at the top level I see MANIFESZT

and > "EnumerationNam ing" (the name of my assembly/solution), and inside
> "EnumerationNam eing" all I see is Form1 and the publuc enum

"MyStates", > which are all that were defined in the Form1.cs file! In the manifest I

see
> these lines:
>
> .mresource public EnumerationNami ng.MyResources. resources
> {
> }
> .mresource public EnumerationNami ng.Form1.resour ces
> {
> }
>
> I added the reopsurce file by copying the MyResources.res ources file to the
> same directory as the Form1.cs file and then performed an "Add
Existing..."
> function to add the file -- and it appears in the solution explorer!
>
> I do not understand!
>
> -Ken
>
> "Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.c om> wrote

> in message news:uU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hello Ken,
> >
> > Examine the assembly with the ILDASM tool to find out the real

name of the
> > resource file. It will most likely be prefixed with the default
namespace
> > name.
> > Therefore, on Step 5, you should specify the name of the resource file as:
> >
> > "MyNamespace.My Resources"
> >
> > "Ken Allen" <ke******@sympa tico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:Oc******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P12.phx.gbl...
> > > OK, for a number of reasons I have needed to begin experimenting with

> > > resources sooner than I had planned (I had avoided it for now).
> > >
> > > Step 1: I built the 'reseditor' application that is in the SDK
> > > sub-directory, as instructed by the MSDN.
> > >
> > > Step 2: I used the 'reseditor' to create a file named
> > > "MyResources.re sources" that contains only some string

resources. > > >
> > > Step 3: I added this resource file to my existing test assembly

(does

> not
> > do
> > > anything other than test the use of the string resources to

generate > > > altername 'names' for enumerated values).
> > >
> > > Step 4: In the class definition (for my form since that is all there is
> in
> > > this test code), I added "ResourceManage r _Resources;".
> > >
> > > Step 5: In the constructor for this form I added "_Resources = new > > > ResourceManager ("MyResource s", Assembly.GetExe cutingAssembly( ));" (I

> > > actually wrapped this in a try/catch block just in case, but the

code

> does
> > > not cause an exception).
> > >
> > > Step 6: In my code I generate the name of the resource string I want and
> > > attempt to retrieve it: "result.Append( "[Retrieved] " +
> > > _Resources.GetS tring(resourceN ame));" -- I have checked that the

name

I
> am
> > > passing is the name of one of the strings in the resource file.
> > >
> > > Step 7: I get a MissingManifest ResourceExcepti on reporting that

it > "Could
> > > not find any resources appropriate for the specified culture (or

the > > neutral
> > > culture) in the given assembly."
> > >
> > > Step 8: This fails for any string I attempt to read.
> > >
> > > Step 9: If I examine the binary of the resource file (which is

in the

> > > assembly), the contents indicate that it is for the neutral

culture. > > >
> > > What am I doing wrong?
> > >
> > > -Ken
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>