Add a resource to a generated EXE file!

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hey !
i have an issue with adding a resource file to my generated exe file in runtime!
i used 'Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider' and 'System.CodeDom.Compiler.CompilerParameters' to generate a exe file in runtime... my problem is adding a resource file (.resx) ! i use EmbeddedResources or LinkedResources to add a resx file to my generated exe file! but this error will show! :

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Unhandled Exeption :System.Resources.MissingManifestResourceException :Could not find any resource apprpriate for the specified culture or the nutural culture . Make sure "ChildProgram.Form1.Resources" was correctly embedded or linked into assembly "ChildProgram" at compile time ,or that all the satellite assemblies required are loadable and fully signed.
at System.Resources.ManifestBasedResourceGroveler.HandledResourceStreamMissing<string filename>
....

i dont know what should i do! i searched manytimes but resolutions not effective on my problem!
can you explain me how should add a resource in runtime?maybe i missed something!

this is that line causes error
System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(Form1));
this.rdp.OcxState = ((System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)(resources.GetObject("rdp.OcxState")));

very thanks!

Posted 23-Apr-13 23:50pm

ali_heidari_

Updated 24-Apr-13 5:54am

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Alan N · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-24T03:26:00

If you are embedding the .resx file directly into the assembly then that is probably incorrect. Although the compiler will let you embed any file, the default format expected and understood by the managed environment is the binary '.resources' format.

Resx can be thought of as the source code for a binary resource and Visual Studio uses resgen.exe to convert between the two as shown by this (heavily edited) output from the compilation of a simple program.

Target CoreResGen:
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\bin\Resgen.exe" 
    /compile Form1.resx,obj\Debug\ResourceTest.Form1.resources    
    Processing resource file "Form1.resx" into "obj\Debug\ResourceTest.Form1.resources".
Target CoreCompile:
  Task "Csc"
    C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Csc.exe 
    /out:obj\Debug\ResourceTest.exe 
    /resource:obj\Debug\ResourceTest.Form1.resources     
   /target:winexe Form1.cs Form1.Designer.cs Program.cs

I don't think the .NET framework class library has anything that implements the functionality of the resgen.exe tool and your only recourse will be to run it with the correct arguments via Process.Start.

[EDIT]
Use CompilerParameters.EmbeddedResources and ensure that the resources associated with forms are given the correct name.

For the following form the resource must be named ResourceTest.Form1.resources

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namespace ResourceTest {
  public class Form1 : Form {}
}

The MissingManifestResourceException will occur if the ComponentResourceManager cannot find the correctly named resource. e.g. If I change the name of the binary resource file from ResourceTest.Form1.resources to ResourceTest.Form2.resources then the program raises the exception.

Alan.