For a Windows 8 application in C#/XAML I need to access a specific ressource file. In WP7 I used resx file and now it seems that we need to use resw file. It's not a language resource file.
My file is called ConfigResources.resw, it just contains one key : "ConfigFile" and a value : a string.
How can I access it from my code? I tried this without any luck:
var storedConfigFile = Application.Current.Resources["ConfigResources"];
Then how can I edit the value of the key inside from my code?
Thank you
I created a project on CodePlex recently called ResW File Code Generator that simplifies using localized resources in code in windows store app project. It's a custom tool that automatically generates and updates a helper class similar to what ResX files used in the full version of .NET
According to here, you need to use the Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources.ResourceLoader and the Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources.Core namespace provide interaction with resw files.
It should look something like this:
var loader = new Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources.ResourceLoader();
var text = loader.GetString("Farewell");
Alternately, if you're creating a cross-platform library you could also do it using the System.Resources.ResourceManager:
Although the System.Resources.ResourceManager class is included in the
.NET for Windows Store apps, we do not recommend its use. Use
ResourceManager only in libraries that are developed as Portable Class
Library projects and that target multiple platforms.
Like this from here:
ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager("Strings", typeof(Example).Assembly);
string timeString = rm.GetString("TimeHeader");
There is a sample that shows the different ways to read the resources in WinRT apps (i.e. from resw files).
Related
I have included SQLite.Net-PCL v2.3.0 in my Metro app but it seems some classes are missing.
Dim MyPlatform = new SQLite.Net.Platform.WinRT.SQLitePlatformWinRT()
Using connection = New SQLiteConnection(MyPlatform , _dbPath)
End Using
**SQLite.Net.Platform.WinRT.SQLitePlatformWinRT** class is not recognized.
Tried adding SQLite.Net.Platform.WinRTfirst but no success. IT says:
"To use this package you will need to install one of the platform packages or write your own implementation of ISQLitePlatform." (taken from https://www.nuget.org/packages/SQLite.Net.Platform.WinRT/)
What does it mean to implement my own interface ? I know my platform is WinRT, why can't I just use that version?
Any sample code or solution for this ?
You have to download and copy the sqlite3.dll in all the projects. See the following documentation:
https://sqlitepcl.codeplex.com/documentation
It will explain for each type of project
I'm creating a workflow app with pyramid and i'm searching how to make the application modulable : meaning create a core app with sqlalchemy models, base forms with wtforms, and some base templates with mako.
The basic structure of the "Core" app is:
App_Core/core.ini
/setup.py
/...
/App_Core/
/__init__.py
/models.py
/forms.py
/utils.py
/templates/
/templates/base.mako...
/static/
/static/staticfiles...
My goal is to create 1 application per workflow which will be included in the Core app : it seems possible to do that via the includeme function provided with pyramid.
I want to include each workflow via the core.ini file, for example:
pyramid.includes =
workflow_app1
workflow_app2
workflow_app3
...
I defined an new app called workflow_app1 with the following structure:
worflow_app1/
/setup.py
/...
/workflow_app1/
/__init__.py
/models.py
/forms.py
/views.py
/templates/
/templates/workflow_app1.mako
/...
And the _init_.py file will contain the includeme function and will define new routes:
def includeme(config):
config.add_route('route1', '/route1/')
config.add_route('route2', '/route2/')
config.scan()
When i'm writing a view for the worflow_app1, i'm rendering to a template included with that app, but when i'm calling it from the core app, it can't render the template and gives the following error:
TopLevelLookupException: Cant locate template for uri 'workflow-app1.mako'
This error quite logical cause the mako.directories directive is given with the path App_Core_PATH/templates so my template should be in the same folder.
Question1:
Is it possible to make mako searching in each folder of modules the wanted templates?
Question2:
Is it possible to make the workflow-app1.mako inheriting of the base.mako from the core app?
Thanks by advance for your answer.
The solution that I would recommend is switching to asset specs for your templates. They are explicit, allow overriding, and provide better control over your template hierarchy. This means that you would stop using mako.directories and instead use 'workflow_app1:templates/workflow_app1.mako' in your inherits or include or renderer arguments. Given this, it's obvious that you can inherit from your base.mako in your core app, whereas managing the mako.directories option is more difficult.
If you're deadset on mako.directories then you can add a line to it every time you add a package to pyramid.includes.
mako.directores =
App_Core:templates
workflow_app1:templates
workflow_app2:templates
Another option is to switch to jinja2, as its plugin has the ability to add search paths after the fact. Thus your included modules can config.add_jinja2_search_path(...) throwing themselves into the lookup order. Pyramid's mako integration does not offer this option right now.
I have a PPC2003 project in VS2005. I have added a resource file (SomeResources.resx) to the project. I can access the test string I have in the file by using My.Resources.SomeResources.MyTestString (I am using the default Custom Tool Name that VS provides).
When the Build Action property of the is set to Embedded Resource, the application references the MyTestString successfully.
But I do not want to embed the file, so that it's string values can be modified after it has been deployed/installed.
I, therefore, changed the Build Action to Content, so that the file gets copied out to the device for potential future manipulation. When I call MyTestString I get the following error:
MissingManifestResourceException Stack Trace: at System.Resources.ResourceManager.InternalGetResourceSet() at System.Resources.ResourceManager.InternalGetResourceSet() at System.Resources.ResourceManager.InternalGetResourceSet() at System.Resources.ResourceManager.GetString() at MyApp.My.Resources.SomeResources.get_MyTestString() at MyApp.fMain.fMain_Load() at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad() at System.Windows.Forms.Form._SetVisibleNotify() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.set_Visible() at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run() at MyApp.fMain.Main()
As the file is not embedded, do I maybe need to manually load it first? If so, how? Any other ideas? Is it not possible to do what I'm after achieving and should I just create my own XML file/reader?
Resources (resx files) are specifically designed to be compiled into the application. If you want it to be an editable content file on the target, then you have to approach it differently and use something like an XML file and wrap that with accessors (akin to the Configuration namespace stuff in the full framework).
I'm working on a service that will download a .NET solution from a repository and build it (not unlike a continuous-integration build service). What I want to know is, using MSBuild programmatically via the Microsoft.Build namespace classes, can I can load the solution and project(s) into memory and build it without first saving them to disk in a temporary folder?
I'm still learning MSBuild and trying things, but I figure someone on Stack Overflow has tried this and has some insight.
I can't speak to whether this is a good idea or not, but it's possible to do.
ProjectInstance has a constructor that accepts a ProjectRootElement, which can be constructed via the Create(XmlReader) method. And as you may know, XmlReader can be attached to various Streams including a MemoryStream.
Here's how something like this may look:
var xmlReader = XmlTextReader.Create([your existing memory stream]);
var project = ProjectRootElement.Create(xmlReader);
var buildParams = new BuildParameters();
var buildData = new BuildRequestData(new ProjectInstance(project),
new string[] { "Build", "Your Other Target Here" });
var buildResult = BuildManager.DefaultBuildManager.Build(buildParams, buildData);
After researching MSBuild and all the involved components, it appears as though it's necessary to have the entire project set up on the file system before being able to build it. Unfortunately, what I'm trying to do just can't be done with the provided toolset.
What I want is typed access to the contents of a file within a VS.NET solution.
I think a custom tool with corresponding custom tool namespace would be the easiest to do (do correct me if there is a simpler way of accomplishing the same thing!)
This would generate code like so:
Namespace CustomToolNamespaceInPropertiesComesHere
Public Module SomeName
Public Function GetFile() As IO.Stream
Return System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() _
.GetManifestResourceStream("RootNamespace.FileName.xml")
End Function
End Module
End Namespace
Basically it creates typed access to a file (An XML file with Build Action: Embedded Resource) within the "Custom Tool Namespace" as specified in the properties of the file.
I do not want to use a ResX as I want each XML file to appear seperately in the solution and have the XMLEditor as default editor (So XSD validation can be added if time permits writing one).
Unfortunately little information can be found about these custom tool namespaces. Every example so far also seems to refer to BaseCodeGeneratorWithSite of which the original URL has gone dead.
I'm also asking this in hopes of someone providing something easier to use/implement rather than the overkill of a new custom tool...