Article : Resource File Generator (Resgen.exe .Net FrameWork Tools Series) -- vb.net upgrade

Namratha Shah \(Nasha\)
11/3/2004 12:26:01 AM

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Hi All,

This is a resource file generation tool which converts an xml based =
resource formats to .net resource file i.e. (.resources) and vice-versa. =

Today we will see how we will generate

=3D=3D> .txt files from .resources or .resx files.=20

=3D=3D> .resources files from text or .resx files.=20

=3D=3D> .resx files from text or .resources files.=20

Let us start with converting a .txt file to resources or resx file=20

In order to convert from one type to another we must ensure that the =
data written in them is in the correct format.=20

Text files can only contain string resources as name=3Dvalue pairs. Name =
here is a string that describes the resource it needs to be=20

unique and the value is the resource string. All these name value pairs =
should start from a new line.=20

Lets create a text file containing 10 name=3Dvalue pairs;=20

1) Create a text file name MyText.txt.

2) Type the below name=3Dvalue pairs=20

name1=3Dvalue
name2=3Dvalue
name3=3Dvalue
name4=3Dvalue
name5=3Dvalue
name6=3Dvalue
name7=3Dvalue
name8=3Dvalue
name9=3Dvalue
name10=3Dvalue=20

3) Type the following command to generate MyResources.resx from =
MyText.txt.=20

4) If you duplicated any of the entires you will get the below error =
message.=20

error: Duplicate resource key!

Else your resources will be complied successfully with the following =
message.

Read in 10 resources from 'MyText.txt'
Writing resource file... Done.=20

5) To generate .resources file from .txt file use the following command =
resgen MyText.txt MyResources.resources=20

6) To genereate .txt from .resources file or .resx file use the =
following commands

resgen MyResources.resx MyTextFromRes.txt
resgen MyResources.resources MyTextFromResources.txt=20

7) To generate .txt file from resx file or .resource file use the =
following commands:=20

resgen MyResources.resx MyTextFromRes.txt
resgen MyResources.resources MyTextFromResources.txt=20

There are a certain advantages or disadvantages of these format over one =
another :=20

1) Text file format name=3Dvalue pair is very convient ,easy to use and =
create but can contain only text strings and hence you cannot embed any =
objects in these files.

2) Resx file format has the data in the xml format and hence you can =
embed objects. You will also be able to view the binary information =
about these objects e.g. embedding images in the resource files.=20

Thus

..Resources file is a binary file which is used by the assemblies
..Resx has the data in an xml format
..txt has the data in name=3Dvalue format .... gr8 so many ways to =
represent and use your data.=20

To use these resource files in your assembly( as a part of your =
assembly) you will need to embed or link it with main assembly using =
assembly linker or create satellite assembly.(We will look into detail =
about this in tommorrow's article).

-- Please post your queries and comments for my articles in the =
usergroup for the benefit of all. I hope this step from my end is =
helpful to all of us.=20

Regards,

Namratha (Nasha)

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Hi All,
This is a resource file generation tool =
which=20
converts an xml based resource formats to .net resource file i.e. =
(.resources)=20
and vice-versa. 
Today we will see how we will =
generate
=3D=3D> .txt files from .resources or =
..resx files.=20

=3D=3D> .resources files from text or =
..resx files.=20

=3D=3D> .resx files from text or =
..resources files.=20

Let us start with converting a .txt file =
to resources=20
or resx file 
In order to convert from one type to =
another we must=20
ensure that the data written in them is in the correct format. =

Text files can only contain string =
resources as=20
name=3Dvalue pairs. Name here is a string that describes the resource it =
needs to=20
be 
unique and the value is the resource =
string. All=20
these name value pairs should start from a new line. 
Lets create a text file containing 10 =
name=3Dvalue=20
pairs; 
1) Create a text file name =
MyText.txt.
 2) Type the below name=3Dvalue pairs =

name1=3Dvalue name2=3Dvalue name3=3Dvalue name4=3Dvalue=
 name5=3Dvalue name6=3Dvalue name7=3Dvalue name8=3Dvalue n=
ame9=3Dvalue name10=3Dvalue=20

3) Type the following command to generate =

MyResources.resx from MyText.txt. 
4) If you duplicated any of the entires =
you will get=20
the below error message. 
error: Duplicate resource =

key!
 Else your=20
resources will be complied successfully with the following =
message.
 Read in 10 =
resources from=20
'MyText.txt' Writing resource file... Done. 
5) To generate .resources file from .txt =
file use the=20
following command resgen MyText.txt MyResources.resources 
6) To genereate .txt from .resources file =
or .resx=20
file use the following commands
resgen MyResources.resx=20
MyTextFromRes.txt resgen MyResources.resources =
MyTextFromResources.txt=20

 
7) To generate .txt file from resx file =
or .resource=20
file use the following commands: 
resgen =

cms123
12/2/2004 6:35:01 AM

I see resx file is generated automaticely for .aspx file. do you know how to
generate a resx file for a project automaticely? and how to modify a resource
fileafter it is generate? it seams crash easily. Thanks for help.

cms123

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