How to generate resource file (.resx and designer.cs) in mac vs code

[jingliancui]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/fundamentals/localization?view=net-maui-9.0#create-resource-files-to-store-strings

Refer to this docs, it only teach on vs, not vs code, is any method can do the same thing in mac env?

[giuseppenovielli]

Workaround
download Visual Studio For Mac 2022 -> https://archive.org/details/visualstudioformacinstaller-17.4.0.445

1. Create a new console project with the same namespace of visual studio code project.
2. Copy entire path until .resx files, example Resources/Strings/Resouces.resx -> must be exactly in console project.
3. Edit/Add/Remove resx file into visual studio code, to generate .designer, copy entire .resx file to console project version, save and Resources.Designer.cs generated.
4. Copy Resources.Designer.cs from visual studio for mac to visual studio code.

@davidortinau how can use this native into VS Code? Why there isn't a Microsoft extension like C# Dev Kit?

[pictos]

Not sure if this something related or VS Code extensions, by default the Resource.Designer file is generated during DesignTimeBuild and VScode doesn't have it.

If you want to create it on VSCode during build, you can add the following instructions in your csproj, it will generate the AppResources file in obj folder and include it in the build proccess.

	<ItemGroup>
		<EmbeddedResource Update="Resources\Localization\AppResources.resx">
			<Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
			<StronglyTypedLanguage>CSharp</StronglyTypedLanguage>
			<StronglyTypedNamespace>MauiApp.Resources.Localization</StronglyTypedNamespace>
			<StronglyTypedFileName>$(IntermediateOutputPath)\Resource.Designer.cs</StronglyTypedFileName>
			<StronglyTypedClassName>AppResources</StronglyTypedClassName>
		</EmbeddedResource>

      <Compile Include="$(IntermediateOutputPath)\Resource.Designer.cs">
            <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
            <DesignTime>false</DesignTime>
            <DependentUpon>Resources\Localization\AppResources.resx</DependentUpon>
        </Compile>
	</ItemGroup>

[pictos]

Done

• add instructions for vscode docs-maui#2939

[giuseppenovielli]

Hi thanks for answer.
i have a big .net maui application with a lot of features.
I can't store all strings in one file AppResources.resx, so i created one resx for each feature.

So i have for example:

Resources/Strings/Order
OrderResources.resx
OrderResources.Designer.cs
OrderResources.en.resx
OrderResources.en.Designer.cs

Resources/Strings/Client
ClientResources.resx
ClientResources.Designer.cs
ClientResources.en.resx
ClientResources.en.Designer.cs

So i must write, into csproj, visual studio code, for each resx file the for generate relative file Designer.cs?
There is a way to generate automatically the file Designer.cs for each resx file without specified the resx name name and namespace?

Thanks!

[jingliancui]

Hi thanks for answer.

i have a big .net maui application with a lot of features.

I can't store all strings in one file AppResources.resx, so i created one resx for each feature.

So i have for example:

Resources/Strings/Order

OrderResources.resx

OrderResources.Designer.cs

OrderResources.en.resx

OrderResources.en.Designer.cs

Resources/Strings/Client

ClientResources.resx

ClientResources.Designer.cs

ClientResources.en.resx

ClientResources.en.Designer.cs

So i must write, into csproj, visual studio code, for each resx file the for generate relative file Designer.cs?

There is a way to generate automatically the file Designer.cs for each resx file without specified the resx name name and namespace?

Thanks!

I think you'd better to open a new discussion for this?

[giuseppenovielli]

Hi thanks for answer.
i have a big .net maui application with a lot of features.
I can't store all strings in one file AppResources.resx, so i created one resx for each feature.
So i have for example:
Resources/Strings/Order
OrderResources.resx
OrderResources.Designer.cs
OrderResources.en.resx
OrderResources.en.Designer.cs
Resources/Strings/Client
ClientResources.resx
ClientResources.Designer.cs
ClientResources.en.resx
ClientResources.en.Designer.cs
So i must write, into csproj, visual studio code, for each resx file the for generate relative file Designer.cs?
There is a way to generate automatically the file Designer.cs for each resx file without specified the resx name name and namespace?
Thanks!

I think you'd better to open a new discussion for this?

#30715

[pictos]

Yes you can, just use wild card () on when including it should pick up all resources, something like ".resx". I believe you can find a sample on how maui do MauiImage on your csproj or ask IA for guidance.

I'm afk so I'm not able to try it on my end

[jingliancui]

perfect, but there is a warning during build:
CSC : warning CS2002: Source file '/Users/ericcui/Desktop/GitHubWorkspace/SampleApp/src/SampleApp/SampleApp/Resources/Strings/AppResources.Designer.cs' specified multiple times

any idea please? @pictos @davidortinau

[pictos]

That's because you hold another file, probably one generated by some IDE. I believe that if you delete that file, inside Strings folder the warning goes away and the app still works.

[jingliancui]

Great, thanks @pictos . Tried to delete and it work.
Happy to close this discussion. thanks.