Resource file question

[Evian Spring]

In .Net 2.0, the resource file is into an XML format which I think is
great.

However I would like to know if .NET comes with tools that allow you to
convert that resource file to a flat text file.

The flat text file would be what I send to the translation document.


What I mean by flat file is something like this:

save_button=save
phone_label=Phone Number
phone_num_req=Phone Number Required



Once I receive the file back from the transalation department, I would
convert it back to the XML.


Let me know if it possible,

Many Thanks!
Evian

 

[Laurent Bugnion]

Hi,

In .Net 2.0, the resource file is into an XML format which I think is
great.

However I would like to know if .NET comes with tools that allow you to
convert that resource file to a flat text file.

The flat text file would be what I send to the translation document.


What I mean by flat file is something like this:

save_button=save
phone_label=Phone Number
phone_num_req=Phone Number Required



Once I receive the file back from the transalation department, I would
convert it back to the XML.


Let me know if it possible,

Many Thanks!
Evian

The "normal" (as in "industrial") way to translate resource files is
with a tool, which takes as source the compiled resource DLLs.

I am not aware of a "XML to text" tool, but to write one is quite easy,
I'd say.

HTH,
Laurent