Re: embedding resources for globalization (complete frustration)

I wonder if it wouldn't be easier  to load the xml .resx file on
memory and manipulate the resources from there. It might be a problem
creating a DOM in memory for each user thread, but I'm honestly
running out of patience with the embedded resources and the
ResourceManager.

Even when I manage to load the proper assembly
Dim a As [Assembly] =
[Assembly].LoadFrom(Me.MapPath("../bin/en-US").ToString +
Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + "machinelocator.resources.dll")

This last statement will load the
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\machinelocator\bin\en-US\machinelocator.resources.dll
as it's expected,

                    Dim rm As ResourceManager = New
ResourceManager("machinelocator", a, Nothing)
                    Dim str As String = rm.GetString("errorMessage")

The last statement will again throw the exception unable to locate the
resource...
:\

On 6/13/05, lizet peña <lizet.pena@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It looks like as I'm calling the satellite assembly from a user
> control, the fallback process to load the resources fails completely.
> I tried also:
> 
> Dim a As [Assembly] =
> [Assembly].LoadFrom(Page.MapPath("../en-US").ToString +
> Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + "machinelocator.resources.dll")
> 
>                     Dim rm As ResourceManager = New
> ResourceManager("machinelocator", a, Nothing)
>                     Dim str As String = rm.GetString("errorMessage")
> 
> The Page.MapPath("../en-US").ToString + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar +
> "machinelocator.resources.dll" returns the correct path to the
> satellite assembly on the hard drive, however the LoadFrom method
> fails to find any valid assembly there, throwing the exception:
>         ex.Message      "File or assembly name machinelocator.resources.dll, 
> or
> one of its dependencies, was not found."        String
> 
> 
> :\
> 
> Lizet
> 
> On 6/13/05, lizet peña <lizet.pena@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The dll with the resource inside has this on the manifest:
> > .assembly machinelocator.resources
> > {
> >   .hash algorithm 0x00008004
> >   .ver 1:0:1990:18389
> >   .locale = (65 00 6E 00 2D 00 55 00 53 00 00 00 )             // 
> > e.n.-.U.S...
> > }
> > .mresource public 'machinelocator.machinelocator.en-US.resources'
> > {
> > }
> > .module machinelocator.resources.dll
> > // MVID: {71E99932-5420-4450-890B-ABA1404B3170}
> > .imagebase 0x00400000
> > .subsystem 0x00000003
> > .file alignment 4096
> > .corflags 0x00000001
> > // Image base: 0x02ca0000
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/13/05, lizet peña <lizet.pena@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hello Mark,
> > > Thanks for your reply.
> > >
> > > My main problem seems to be embedding the .resource file I generate
> > > from the .resX into the satellite assembly. The ResourceManager class
> > > won't get the values inside the XML .resx file so the .resX file needs
> > > to be converted into the binary .resources version. (resgen
> > > myresources.en-US.resx myresources.en-US.resources).  Although the
> > > resources embedding into a satellite assembly seems to work fine,
> > > here's a copy of my cmd session:
> > >
> > > C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\machinelocator\bin\en-US>resgen 
> > > machinelocator..en-USresx
> > > Read in 234 resources from 'machinelocator.en-US.resx'
> > > Writing resource file...  Done.
> > >
> > > C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\machinelocator\bin\en-US>al.exe /t:lib 
> > > /embed:machinelocator.
> > > en-US.resources /culture:en-US /out:machinelocator.resources.dll
> > > Microsoft (R) Assembly Linker version 7.10.3077
> > > for Microsoft (R) .NET Framework version 1.1.4322
> > > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 2001-2002. All rights reserved.
> > >
> > >
> > > C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\machinelocator\bin\en-US>ildasm 
> > > machinelocator.resources.dll
> > >
> > > ildasm shows in the manifest that machinelocator.en-US.resources is
> > > inside the dll.
> > >
> > > So far everything seems to be working. Inside my bin directory I have
> > > a folder for each culture bin\en-US\ has the
> > > machinelocator.resources.dll satellite assembly.
> > >
> > > On my code there's is something like this:
> > >  Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = New 
> > > CultureInfo(Me.CurrentCulture)
> > >             Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture =
> > > CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture(Me.CurrentCulture)
> > > ...
> > >
> > > Dim a As [Assembly] = [Assembly].Load("machinelocator")
> > >                     Dim rm As ResourceManager = New
> > > ResourceManager("machinelocator", a)
> > >                     Dim str As String = rm.GetString("errorMessage",
> > > Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture)
> > >
> > > However, I put the name of the application on the ResourceManager, and
> > > the name of the application is not the same name of the namespace
> > > where this assembly runs (IRONSearch), probably that's the source of
> > > error.  I truly don't know if the name to be put there is the name of
> > > the project or the namespace for that particular assembly. I always
> > > get the following exception:
> > >         ex.Message      "Could not find any resources appropriate for the
> > > specified culture (or the neutral culture) in the given assembly.
> > > Make sure "machinelocator.resources" was correctly embedded or linked
> > > into assembly "machinelocator".
> > > baseName: machinelocator  locationInfo: <null>  resource file name:
> > > machinelocator.resources  assembly: machinelocator,
> > > Version=1.0.1990.18389, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"   String
> > >
> > > Also the Culture info I get is for the neutral Culture when I had set
> > > the en-US culture.
> > >
> > > I tested ResourceManager("IRONSearch", a) as IronSearch is the name of
> > > the namespace where the executing assembly is, and I get the same
> > > error. The root namespace though is "machinelocator".
> > > Sorry that I didn't use generic terms for this, but I guess it's ok.
> > > Any idea?
> > > Thanks a lot in advance,
> > > Lizet
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6/13/05, Mark Kucera <mkucera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > I've used embedded resources w/ VS.NET 2003 quite successfully.  Here 
> > > > are the steps I've used...
> > > >
> > > > 1.  Create the resource files for each culture i.e.
> > > >         ResourceFile.resx
> > > >         ResourceFile.FR.resx
> > > >         ResourceFile.DE.resx
> > > > Etc...
> > > >
> > > > And add your translated strings to the files.
> > > >
> > > > 2. Then create a helper class to retrieve the managed content, 
> > > > something like this:
> > > >
> > > > public static string GetResourceContent(string name)
> > > > {
> > > >         ResourceManager res = new ResourceManager("Root Namespace Name 
> > > > Here", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
> > > >                         return res.GetString(name);
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > 3.  I generally put this method in a custom control, similar to a label 
> > > > that I can put on a page and assign the string name to retrieve from 
> > > > the resource file...
> > > >
> > > > namespace MyNameSpace
> > > > {
> > > >         using System;
> > > >         using System.Web.UI;
> > > >         using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
> > > >         using System.Resources;
> > > >         using System.Reflection;
> > > >
> > > >         /// <summary>
> > > >         ///             Summary description for SiteTextControl.
> > > >         /// </summary>
> > > >         public abstract class SiteTextControl : 
> > > > System.Web.UI.UserControl
> > > >         {
> > > >                 private string _Name;
> > > >                 private string _CssClass;
> > > >
> > > >                 private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs 
> > > > e)
> > > >                 {}
> > > >
> > > >                 public string Name
> > > >                 {
> > > >                         get {return _Name;}
> > > >                         set {_Name = value;}
> > > >                 }
> > > >
> > > >                 public string CssClass
> > > >                 {
> > > >                         get
> > > >                         {
> > > >                                 if (_CssClass == null || 
> > > > _CssClass.Length == 0)
> > > >                                         _CssClass = "font-md";
> > > >
> > > >                                 return _CssClass;
> > > >                         }
> > > >                         set {_CssClass = value;}
> > > >                 }
> > > >
> > > >                 protected sealed override void CreateChildControls()
> > > >                 {
> > > >                         ResourceManager res             = new 
> > > > ResourceManager("Root Namespace Name Here", 
> > > > Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
> > > >                         string _Text                    = "";
> > > >                         if (_CssClass != null && _CssClass.Length != 0)
> > > >                                 _Text = "<span class=\"" + _CssClass + 
> > > > "\">" +  res.GetString(_Name) + "</span>";
> > > >                         else
> > > >                                 _Text = res.GetString(_Name);
> > > >
> > > >                         LiteralControl lit              = new 
> > > > LiteralControl(_Text);
> > > >                         Controls.Add(lit);
> > > >                         lit.Dispose();
> > > >                 }
> > > >
> > > >                 public static string GetResourceContent(string name)
> > > >                 {
> > > >                         ResourceManager res             = new 
> > > > ResourceManager("Root Namespace Name Here", 
> > > > Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
> > > >                         return res.GetString(name);
> > > >                 }
> > > >
> > > >                 #region Web Form Designer generated code
> > > >                         protected sealed override void OnInit(EventArgs 
> > > > e)
> > > >                 {
> > > >                         //
> > > >                         // CODEGEN: This call is required by the 
> > > > ASP.NET Web Form Designer.
> > > >                         //
> > > >                         InitializeComponent();
> > > >                         base.OnInit(e);
> > > >                 }
> > > >
> > > >                 ///             Required method for Designer support - 
> > > > do not modify
> > > >                 ///             the contents of this method with the 
> > > > code editor.
> > > >                 /// </summary>
> > > >                 private void InitializeComponent()
> > > >                 {
> > > >                         this.Load += new 
> > > > System.EventHandler(this.Page_Load);
> > > >                 }
> > > >                 #endregion
> > > >         }
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 4.  Then I add the control to a page (or other control) where I want to 
> > > > use managed content
> > > > <%@Register tagprefix="MyTagPrefix" Tagname="SiteTextControl" 
> > > > src="SiteTextControl.ascx" %>
> > > >
> > > > <p> <MyTagPrefix:SiteTextControl id="Sitetextcontrol1" runat="Server" 
> > > > name="Name of string to lookup" /></p>
> > > >
> > > > As long as you have set the 
> > > > System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture to the correct target 
> > > > culture, you can rely on the resource manager to read the string from 
> > > > the correct resource file.  It should fall back on the English version 
> > > > if it can't find the string in the target culture's resource file.
> > > >
> > > > I think the most tricky thing I encountered when I was setting this up, 
> > > > was making sure the namespace that I passed in to the ResourceManager 
> > > > constructor was correct, but you should be able to use Reflector, or 
> > > > ILDasm to make sure your resource files are being included in the 
> > > > assembly, and to check their names...
> > > >
> > > > Good Luck
> > > > MK
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mark Kucera
> > > > mkucera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Discussion of building .NET applications targeted for the Web 
> > > > [mailto:DOTNET-WEB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of lizet peña
> > > > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:56 AM
> > > > To: DOTNET-WEB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [DOTNET-WEB] embedding resources for globalization (complete 
> > > > frustration)
> > > >
> > > > Well, our team decided to go back to VS 2003 instead of deploying the
> > > > project on 2005, the reasons are not part of this email.
> > > > Our current problem is with 1.1 Framework. We have a .resX file for
> > > > each web form on the project and would like to access each resource in
> > > > it. The ResourceManager class would only work with .resources files
> > > > and in order to access them,  these files should be embedded into
> > > > satellite assemblies.
> > > > We followed the steps in
> > > > http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/Localization.asp
> > > >
> > > > Al.exe
> > > > /t:lib
> > > > /embed: MyApplication.en-GB.resources,
> > > > /culture:en-GB
> > > > /out:MyApplication.resources.dll
> > > >
> > > > and created a MyApplication.resources.dll for each culture. We
> > > > previously converted the .resX files into .resources with resgen.exe.
> > > > Resgen MyApplication.en-GB.resX
> > > >
> > > > In order to load the specific resource:
> > > >
> > > > Dim a As [Assembly] = [Assembly].Load("MyApplication")
> > > >                     Dim rm As ResourceManager = New
> > > > ResourceManager("searchUI", a)
> > > >                     Dim str As String = rm.GetString("errorMessage",
> > > > Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture)
> > > >
> > > > The assembly loads fine and the resource manager is instantiated
> > > > correctly, however when we try to get the string with the particular
> > > > resource, there's is an exception saying the resource cannot be
> > > > located, to make sure the .resource file is embedded in the satellite
> > > > assembly.
> > > > Any ideas of where to start troubleshooting the error are more than
> > > > welcome, I have generated the satellite assemblies three times now and
> > > > honestly don't know why the resources aren't loaded at all.
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > Lizet
> > > >
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