Resource drama

[Moorzee]

Each time I add an icon or image file to resource file(2005 vb) My colleague gets message that the file does not exist. What am I doing wrong? thanks all.

 

[JohnH]

Default resources are "linked at compile time" and only path is stored in resource file. You can change its Persistance property value to "embedded in .resx" - or add resources from a common shared path, I should think.

MSDN "Linked vs. Embedded Resources" http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ht9h2dk8.aspx
MSDN "How to: Create Embedded Resources" http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e2c9s1d7.aspx

 

[jmcilhinney]

How are you adding the resource? In VB 2005 you should generally be using the Resources tab of the project properties and then accessing it through My.Resources.

 

[jmcilhinney]

Good point JohnH. I was assuming a user but if it's another developer then absolutely.

 

[Moorzee]

We have added directly to the resx file through the designer(in some cases! Others have been added to the resource folder.) ( oops. Sounds like herein lies my probs eh?