How to retrieve a value from Resource File using C#
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This sample describes how to retrieve the values which are stored in Resource file and also explains how can you can convert a text file into an resource file.

1. The below example describes how to retrieve a value from a resource file.

Code Snippet

 using System;
 using System.Resources;

 // specify your resource file name 
 string m_sResourceFileName = "filename";

 // it returns your path where the resource file is stored
 string v_sPath = System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory.ToString();   

 // creates a resource manager  
 ResourceManager v_ResMan =

ResourceManager.CreateFileBasedResourceManager(m_sResourceFileName,v_sPath,null);
 
 // it retrieves the connection string value
 string m_connectionstring = v_ResMan.GetString("connectionstring");

2. The below shows how can we convert a text file into an resource file.

Resource File Generator (Resgen.exe)
 
The Resource File Generator converts .txt files and .resx (XML-based resource format) files to common language runtime

binary .resources files that can be embedded in a runtime binary executable or compiled into satellite assemblies. Resgen.exe

performs the following conversions:

Converts .txt files to .resources or .resx files.

In the command prompt>>>resgen filename.txt

when you execute this statement in the command prompt the textfile will be converted to resourcefile.

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