Hi,
I developed an multi lingual application in vb.net(VS.NET 2003) using
..Language and .Localizable property of window form. I want to create a
satellite assembly to store all resources and then retrive them based on the
language in which form is displayed. I m using assembly linker tool for
Satellite assembly creation. I used resgen utility to create .resources file
from all .resx files(Which are automatically created for each language of the
form.) and place these files in appropriate folders for respective languages.
Now i want to use al.exe to generate satellite assembly. but whenever i
type al in vs.net command prompt screen it says "al.exe is not valid win32
program.". Then i changed directory to where al.exe
reside(c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322) then it is recognized it.
How can i embed multiple .resources file in a single satellite
assembly? I tried this separating file names by comma but it gave error.
where that satellite assembly willl be stored? will it be in
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322? How can i store it in folder i
want? Is path-setting necessary to use al.exe utility? if yes then How path
should be set for it? Should i follow the naming convention for satellite
assembly also? If yes then which culture name i should specify for it as it
will be containing resources for all languages.
How can i edit my satellite assembly?
Waiting for replies,

Thanks in advance.
Regards,
RbanBph

Hi,

If you're using VS .NET, you don't have to go at such great lengths at all.
As far as I remember, you just need to properly name your .resx files to
indicate for which language and culture they have been created.

For example:

my_resources.resx - culture-neutral, default
my_resources.ru-RU.resx - for Russian language in Russia

--
Sincerely,
Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
Bring the power of unit testing to the VS .NET IDE today!
http://www.x-unity.net/teststudio.aspx

"RbanBph" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsDE549CC-2041-40DD-BF64-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
> I developed an multi lingual application in vb.net(VS.NET 2003) using
> .Language and .Localizable property of window form. I want to create a
> satellite assembly to store all resources and then retrive them based on
> the
> language in which form is displayed. I m using assembly linker tool for
> Satellite assembly creation. I used resgen utility to create .resources
> file
> from all .resx files(Which are automatically created for each language of
> the
> form.) and place these files in appropriate folders for respective
> languages.
> Now i want to use al.exe to generate satellite assembly. but whenever
> i
> type al in vs.net command prompt screen it says "al.exe is not valid win32
> program.". Then i changed directory to where al.exe
> reside(c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322) then it is recognized
> it.
> How can i embed multiple .resources file in a single satellite
> assembly? I tried this separating file names by comma but it gave error.
> where that satellite assembly willl be stored? will it be in
> c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322? How can i store it in folder
> i
> want? Is path-setting necessary to use al.exe utility? if yes then How
> path
> should be set for it? Should i follow the naming convention for satellite
> assembly also? If yes then which culture name i should specify for it as
> it
> will be containing resources for all languages.
> How can i edit my satellite assembly?
> Waiting for replies,
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Regards,
> RbanBph
>

Hi,
Thanks for ur help. But some of my questions are still
unaswered. I have already named my .resx files as u have
said(SatelliteDemo.ar.resx). I generated .resources files and installed them
in GAC(as SatelliteDemo.ar.resources, SatelliteDemo.es.resources etc.). Now
how can i reference these files(installed in GAC) for retrieving resources? I
tried it as follows
x = New ResourceManager("Satellite.ar", Me.GetType().Assembly)
MessageBox.Show(x.GetString("value1", ci)) //ci is culture name i.e.
passed
But it is throwing exception. How can i check whether resources are
retireved for GAC? One more thing is, once I install my resources in GAC do I
need .resx files any more?

Please help.
-RbanBph

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> If you're using VS .NET, you don't have to go at such great lengths at all.
> As far as I remember, you just need to properly name your .resx files to
> indicate for which language and culture they have been created.
>
> For example:
>
> my_resources.resx - culture-neutral, default
> my_resources.ru-RU.resx - for Russian language in Russia
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
> Bring the power of unit testing to the VS .NET IDE today!
> http://www.x-unity.net/teststudio.aspx
>
> "RbanBph" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsDE549CC-2041-40DD-BF64-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> > I developed an multi lingual application in vb.net(VS.NET 2003) using
> > .Language and .Localizable property of window form. I want to create a
> > satellite assembly to store all resources and then retrive them based on
> > the
> > language in which form is displayed. I m using assembly linker tool for
> > Satellite assembly creation. I used resgen utility to create .resources
> > file
> > from all .resx files(Which are automatically created for each language of
> > the
> > form.) and place these files in appropriate folders for respective
> > languages.
> > Now i want to use al.exe to generate satellite assembly. but whenever
> > i
> > type al in vs.net command prompt screen it says "al.exe is not valid win32
> > program.". Then i changed directory to where al.exe
> > reside(c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322) then it is recognized
> > it.
> > How can i embed multiple .resources file in a single satellite
> > assembly? I tried this separating file names by comma but it gave error.
> > where that satellite assembly willl be stored? will it be in
> > c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322? How can i store it in folder
> > i
> > want? Is path-setting necessary to use al.exe utility? if yes then How
> > path
> > should be set for it? Should i follow the naming convention for satellite
> > assembly also? If yes then which culture name i should specify for it as
> > it
> > will be containing resources for all languages.
> > How can i edit my satellite assembly?
> > Waiting for replies,
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Regards,
> > RbanBph
> >
>
>

Given you've named the .resx files correctly, the IDE should create
satellite assemblies (.dll) files in sub-folders below the output directory:

myAssembly.dll
ar
\_myAseembly.ar.dll


--
Sincerely,
Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
Bring the power of unit testing to the VS .NET IDE today!
http://www.x-unity.net/teststudio.aspx

"RbanBph" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:791B0E46-6834-439D-AD78-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
> Thanks for ur help. But some of my questions are still
> unaswered. I have already named my .resx files as u have
> said(SatelliteDemo.ar.resx). I generated .resources files and installed
> them
> in GAC(as SatelliteDemo.ar.resources, SatelliteDemo.es.resources etc.).
> Now
> how can i reference these files(installed in GAC) for retrieving
> resources? I
> tried it as follows
> x = New ResourceManager("Satellite.ar", Me.GetType().Assembly)
> MessageBox.Show(x.GetString("value1", ci)) //ci is culture name i.e.
> passed
> But it is throwing exception. How can i check whether resources are
> retireved for GAC? One more thing is, once I install my resources in GAC
> do I
> need .resx files any more?
>
> Please help.
> -RbanBph
>
> "Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> If you're using VS .NET, you don't have to go at such great lengths at
>> all.
>> As far as I remember, you just need to properly name your .resx files to
>> indicate for which language and culture they have been created.
>>
>> For example:
>>
>> my_resources.resx - culture-neutral, default
>> my_resources.ru-RU.resx - for Russian language in Russia
>>
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>> Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
>> Bring the power of unit testing to the VS .NET IDE today!
>> http://www.x-unity.net/teststudio.aspx
>>
>> "RbanBph" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> newsDE549CC-2041-40DD-BF64-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi,
>> > I developed an multi lingual application in vb.net(VS.NET 2003)
>> > using
>> > .Language and .Localizable property of window form. I want to create a
>> > satellite assembly to store all resources and then retrive them based
>> > on
>> > the
>> > language in which form is displayed. I m using assembly linker tool for
>> > Satellite assembly creation. I used resgen utility to create .resources
>> > file
>> > from all .resx files(Which are automatically created for each language
>> > of
>> > the
>> > form.) and place these files in appropriate folders for respective
>> > languages.
>> > Now i want to use al.exe to generate satellite assembly. but
>> > whenever
>> > i
>> > type al in vs.net command prompt screen it says "al.exe is not valid
>> > win32
>> > program.". Then i changed directory to where al.exe
>> > reside(c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322) then it is
>> > recognized
>> > it.
>> > How can i embed multiple .resources file in a single satellite
>> > assembly? I tried this separating file names by comma but it gave
>> > error.
>> > where that satellite assembly willl be stored? will it be in
>> > c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322? How can i store it in
>> > folder
>> > i
>> > want? Is path-setting necessary to use al.exe utility? if yes then How
>> > path
>> > should be set for it? Should i follow the naming convention for
>> > satellite
>> > assembly also? If yes then which culture name i should specify for it
>> > as
>> > it
>> > will be containing resources for all languages.
>> > How can i edit my satellite assembly?
>> > Waiting for replies,
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> > Regards,
>> > RbanBph
>> >
>>
>>

Hi,
But what if I want to install this assembly in GAC and reference it
from GAC?

Thanks,

---RbanBph
"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" wrote:

> Given you've named the .resx files correctly, the IDE should create
> satellite assemblies (.dll) files in sub-folders below the output directory:
>
> myAssembly.dll
> ar
> \_myAseembly.ar.dll
>
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
> Bring the power of unit testing to the VS .NET IDE today!
> http://www.x-unity.net/teststudio.aspx
>
> "RbanBph" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:791B0E46-6834-439D-AD78-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> > Thanks for ur help. But some of my questions are still
> > unaswered. I have already named my .resx files as u have
> > said(SatelliteDemo.ar.resx). I generated .resources files and installed
> > them
> > in GAC(as SatelliteDemo.ar.resources, SatelliteDemo.es.resources etc.).
> > Now
> > how can i reference these files(installed in GAC) for retrieving
> > resources? I
> > tried it as follows
> > x = New ResourceManager("Satellite.ar", Me.GetType().Assembly)
> > MessageBox.Show(x.GetString("value1", ci)) //ci is culture name i.e.
> > passed
> > But it is throwing exception. How can i check whether resources are
> > retireved for GAC? One more thing is, once I install my resources in GAC
> > do I
> > need .resx files any more?
> >
> > Please help.
> > -RbanBph
> >
> > "Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> If you're using VS .NET, you don't have to go at such great lengths at
> >> all.
> >> As far as I remember, you just need to properly name your .resx files to
> >> indicate for which language and culture they have been created.
> >>
> >> For example:
> >>
> >> my_resources.resx - culture-neutral, default
> >> my_resources.ru-RU.resx - for Russian language in Russia
> >>
> >> --
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
> >> Bring the power of unit testing to the VS .NET IDE today!
> >> http://www.x-unity.net/teststudio.aspx
> >>
> >> "RbanBph" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> newsDE549CC-2041-40DD-BF64-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Hi,
> >> > I developed an multi lingual application in vb.net(VS.NET 2003)
> >> > using
> >> > .Language and .Localizable property of window form. I want to create a
> >> > satellite assembly to store all resources and then retrive them based
> >> > on
> >> > the
> >> > language in which form is displayed. I m using assembly linker tool for
> >> > Satellite assembly creation. I used resgen utility to create .resources
> >> > file
> >> > from all .resx files(Which are automatically created for each language
> >> > of
> >> > the
> >> > form.) and place these files in appropriate folders for respective
> >> > languages.
> >> > Now i want to use al.exe to generate satellite assembly. but
> >> > whenever
> >> > i
> >> > type al in vs.net command prompt screen it says "al.exe is not valid
> >> > win32
> >> > program.". Then i changed directory to where al.exe
> >> > reside(c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322) then it is
> >> > recognized
> >> > it.
> >> > How can i embed multiple .resources file in a single satellite
> >> > assembly? I tried this separating file names by comma but it gave
> >> > error.
> >> > where that satellite assembly willl be stored? will it be in
> >> > c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322? How can i store it in
> >> > folder
> >> > i
> >> > want? Is path-setting necessary to use al.exe utility? if yes then How
> >> > path
> >> > should be set for it? Should i follow the naming convention for
> >> > satellite
> >> > assembly also? If yes then which culture name i should specify for it
> >> > as
> >> > it
> >> > will be containing resources for all languages.
> >> > How can i edit my satellite assembly?
> >> > Waiting for replies,
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >> > Regards,
> >> > RbanBph
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>
>