Hey Larry,
>
As I mentioned in the original post, I am using the stings available under
"Resources".
What I am asking for is a way to segregate these strings into intelligent
collections probably via separate files.
That said, how can I load and use separate resource files into the list of
resources?
How can I use code similar to that below:
Dim rm As ResourceManager
Dim Message as StringBuilder
rm = New ResourceManager("StringTable", Me.GetType().Assembly)
Message = New StringBuilder()
Message.Append(rm.GetString("String1"))
Message.Append(rm.GetString("String2"))
MessageBox.Show(Message.ToString())
What I was alluding to is that you don't need to do this (or rather you're
probably making your life more difficult). First, ".resx" files for forms
are handled automatically by VS (referring to all strings that appear on
your forms for instance). If you're not aware of the details please let me
know (it seems that way). For other resources like error messages and so
forth, go to Solution Explorer and right-click your project's node. Select
"Properties" from the context menu and click "Resources" on the left-hand
side. A table now appears where you can enter all (non-form) resources which
are usually strings (you may have to click on the notice in the middle of
the window first if there is one - it will be present if it's the first time
doing this). VS then creates a wrapper class called "Resources" where you
can now access any single resource (string or whatever) via the
<YourProjectNamespace>.Properties.Resources.<Resou rceNamestatic property
(a "using <YourProjectNamespace>.Properties" statement is required in each
source file of course). For instance, if you add "MyString=Whatever" to the
table and your project's namespace is "YourProjectNamespace", you can do
this:
using YourProjectNamespace.Properties;
// ...
string MyString = Resources.MyString;
You can access all resources this way, not just strings.
