How to load resource strings?

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I am writing my first managed project and I am a bit confused in loading
resource strings. In old unmanaged C++ if I had a resource string in my
rc file called GX_ERR_DEVICE_ALREADY_OPEN. I would simply call:

int LoadString(HINSTANCE hInstance,
UINT uID,
LPTSTR lpBuffer,
int nBufferMax
);


inserting GX_ERR_DEVICE_ALREADY_OPEN for uID.


I understand that I now use to ResourceManager?

I tried:


String *GetErrMsg ()
{

ResourceManager *rm = new
ResourceManager("app",this->GetType()->Assembly);
return rm->GetString("GX_ERR_DEVICE_ALREADY_OPEN");
}

where app is the name of my rc file. But this does not seem to work.
Actually it doesn't make sense to me that I would pass a String in
GetString so I must be doing something wrong.

Where did I go wrong?
 
You have to use "YourProjectName.app" instead of "app" for the first
argument.

If you look at the project properties of app.resx in your project, you will
see that the default setting for the resource file name is
$(IntDir)\$(RootNamespace).$(InputName).resources.

Marcus Heege
 
Marcus said:
You have to use "YourProjectName.app" instead of "app" for the first
argument.

If you look at the project properties of app.resx in your project, you will
see that the default setting for the resource file name is
$(IntDir)\$(RootNamespace).$(InputName).resources.

Marcus Heege
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Thanks!

I don't have an app.resx. How is one created? I do have a resx file
for each one of the classes in my project. How do I create an app.resx?

Bruce
 
Marcus said:
You have to use "YourProjectName.app" instead of "app" for the first
argument.

If you look at the project properties of app.resx in your project, you will
see that the default setting for the resource file name is
$(IntDir)\$(RootNamespace).$(InputName).resources.

Marcus Heege
Click to expand...


And how do I read strings out of my .rc file? Can I no longer do that?

I created a generic class. It has no resx file. Can one be created
for it? If so how? I don't see any way to create one.
 
Bruce said:
Thanks!

I don't have an app.resx. How is one created? I do have a resx file for
each one of the classes in my project. How do I create an app.resx?

Bruce
Click to expand...

To create this file, choose the project's context menu, then Add Item, them
Assembly Resurce (resx).

Marcus
 
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