Visual Studio : can't find “resource file” in list of items to add to project

Question

I\'m on VS Community 2017 RC. I\'d like to add a resource file (.resx) to my project but this item type is not listed in the items

Have I missed something ? Do I nee

Answer 1

At the top right corner you have a searchbox, try typing it there and see if it finds anything.

If it doesn't, select a text file in the new item dialog and change its extension to

resx

It should now open the new file with the resources designer. Now open the properties pane for that file (right click it in the solution explorer) and make sure it has the following set:

• Build Action: Embedded resource
• Custom tool: ResXFileCodeGenerator (or PublicResXFileCodeGenerator to generate a designer class with public visibility)

UPDATE: According to the link Chris posted, my suggestion won't help if you have the express edition of visual studio.