Visual Studio's Access Modifier drop down option is disabled for resource file [closed]

Question

Not sure why Access Modifier drop down is disabled for a Resource file.

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Here are file properties:

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Answer 1

If possible, change your Custom Tool back to the default "ResXFileCodeGenerator".

I tried changing a default web app project to use "GlobalResourceProxyGenerator" and it caused the Access Modifier drop down to disable.

Answer 2

1. Right click on your file resource, choose Properties (Alt+Enter)
2. Change Build Action to Embedded Resource
3. Change Custom Tool to PublicResXFileCodeGenerator

Now it works.