Using resources (resx) in VB.NET

[gxpark]

Hi,

I've been trying to use resources in VB.NET for the past 4 hours without any luck...

I added a resource file to my project, called iConvert.resx, then I added a string to it:

name: test, value: eureka!, comment: (null), type: String, mimetype: (null)

Then, using this code:

Module MMain
    Public gresMan As Resources.ResourceManager = New Resources.ResourceManager("iConvert", System.Reflection.Assembly.GetAssembly(GetType(MMain)))
 
    Sub Main()
        MessageBox.Show(gresMan.GetString("test"))
    End Sub
End Module

I get an error telling me to make sure I linked/compiled iConvert.resources...

Help me please!

[wolfofthenorth]

I know your pain. For me it took two days to get my resource to work.

Try using this line

Me.GetType.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()

instead of this line.

System.Reflection.Assembly.GetAssembly(GetType(MMain))

Hope it works for you.

[gxpark]

thanks for replying, but unfortunately, the Me keyword is not valid inside modules

any other ideas?

[gxpark]

I also tried:

gfrmConvert.GetType.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly

with the same result...

gfrmConvert is an instance of the main form.

If I use this:

Resources.ResourceManager(GetType(FMain))

I get no error, but it does not retrieve the string when using GetString...

[wolfofthenorth]

Hi,

I'm not positive that the line in question is your problem, but it was in my case.

How about this line?

System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly

[gxpark]

hey, could you give me an example of your working code? I can't make mine work

[wolfofthenorth]

Dim RM As New ResourceManager("MyApp.MyResStrings", System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly())

MsgBox(RM.GetString("MyString"))

Hope this helps.

[gxpark]

well, it would be awesome if you could put all the code (the whole solution, zipped) related, because I don't think that the constructor is what is causing the problem... or if anyone can point me to a full example, I'll be very grateful

thanks for your help so far!

[gxpark]

oh yeah, life is gooood. I finally got it. You have to use the application name PLUS the resource file name as the baseName on the ResourceManager constructor. I was naming the resource file the same as the app, so it was rather hard to figure this one out...

[dinosaur_uk]

Right...i am absolutely confused by resource manager...

how do you create one ?

I need to put all my images into one .resx file...

how?????

grrr

[GSIV]

Wow, this is a very old thread, but perhaps this will help someone using VB.NET 2005.

Right-click 'Project Properties' in the Solution Explorer
Select ADD, then NEW ITEM
Select 'Resources File'
Choose 'Add Resources' and select the images you want to embed (Image1.jpg)

In your application, add a PictureBox (PictureBox1)

In your code, add the following in the proper context with what you are doing:

PictureBox1.Image = My.Resources.Images.Image1