Resource manager exception, no solution seems to work

Question

Trying to use resource manager to get a string from a resource in a project, I keep getting the following exception:

An unhandled exception of type system.Resources.MissingManifestResourceException' occurred in mscorlib.dll.

So I decided to create a console app to test it and I am still getting the same problem, I have tried various solutions and always get the same exception.

Heres my code:

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Resources;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager("Resource1", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
            string someString = rm.GetString("test");

            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}

My Resources file My solution structure

Reading [here](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7k989cfy(v=vs.90).aspx), you should be able to access the resource via: `string someString = ConsoleApplication1.Resources.Resource1.test;` — Quantic, Jan 09 '17 at 20:42
Had to make a small edit, for some reason the Resources part wouldn't appear. But thank you that solves my problem! Although I would love to know why the other solution wouldn't work for me — , Jan 09 '17 at 20:45

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 09 '17 at 20:43

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You need to include the namespace for your resource, try

ResourceManager rm = 
   new ResourceManager("ConsoleApplication1.Resource1", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());

I prefer to use type information like this

 ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager(typeof(ConsoleApplication1.Resource1));

Here's a great write-up about using ResourceManager.

answered Jan 09 '17 at 20:43

RamblinRose

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That's exactly what it was then, thank you for the link and solution I plan on making good use of resourcemanager in my project so it will be a great help. – Jan 09 '17 at 20:50
Glad it helped :) – RamblinRose Jan 09 '17 at 20:51

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 09 '17 at 20:44

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You have to fully qualify the resource name:

ResourceManager manager = new ResourceManager("ConsoleApplication1.Resource1", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());

answered Jan 09 '17 at 20:44

Sorin Buse

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 09 '17 at 20:47

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Answer provided by Quantic worked for me, thanks Quantic!

string someString = ConsoleApplication1.Resources.Resource1.test;

answered Jan 09 '17 at 20:47

Resource manager exception, no solution seems to work

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