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Localization with C# Windows Forms, cannot access my .resx File

Hi I created this WinForm Program. It has several Forms.
I looked for a tutorial or someting to help and found this on StackoverFlow.
How to use Localization in C#
It was really helpful but..
I created a ResourceString.de-DE.resx File and added it to the Properties Folder.
Added some Strings so i can test it. And changed the Access Modifier to Public.
Then i wanted to access the Properties Folder to Use the ResourceString.de-De.resx File.
But it doesn't get suggested.
The Code has to look like this in the end :
private void setLanguage()
{
btnSwitchLanguage.Text = Properties.ResourceString.de-DE.btnSwitchLanguage;
}
Am I missing something ?
Any Help is appreciated. :)
Thanks

You don't need to add the Strings.resx file, Your project already has the resource file Resources.resx. Therefore, you should add a new resource file with Resources.de.resx name, if required localization for the "de-DE". So, you can put into this resource file not only strings, but images, icons etc.
There is no need to change the Access Modifier to Public unless you are not going to access this resources from another assembly.
NOTE: When you are working in the Visual Studio the Visual Assist
suggestion will be the same for all languages, starting from
Properties.Resources.

You need to create a default 'ResourceString.resx' file along with al your language specific resx files. Make sure to add the same resources in all resx files. (btnSwitchLanguage, ...).

Well i found my mistake, after reading the Thread again, that i linked in my Post.
There should be a File called Strings.resx (or whatever Name you Choose), which contains the original strings.
And the File which contains another language. (German in my Example).
Should have the same name, except the language comes at the end.
Like this :
Strings.de-DE.resx
After that i just had to change my Code to :
private void btnSwitchLanguage_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.ToString().Equals("de-DE"))
{
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-GB");
}
else
{
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("de-DE");
setLanguage();
}
}
private void setLanguage()
{
btnSwitchLanguage.Text = Properties.Strings.btnSwitchLanguage;
}

Included file generates error "value cannot be null"

In my application, i have some zip files:
It is present in the Resources.Designer.cs:
internal static byte[] ContactDocuments
{
get
{
object obj = ResourceManager.GetObject("ContactDocuments", resourceCulture);
return ((byte[])(obj));
}
}
I have this code to extract the file tp c:\temp:
File.WriteAllBytes(#"C:\Temp\ContactDocuments.zip", Properties.Resources.ContactDocuments);
The solution is build without any errors.
However, when I run the application, I get the error"value cannot be null" at the point the above code is executed.
I have been looking at the properties of the zip file, but i did not find a solution.

#mjwills was pointing in the right direction.
I had to "Right click on the project. Click Properties. Click Resources" and add the resource:
Now, i can access this resource when running the application.
Thanks

C# Puma.Net The library dibapi.dll could not be found

I've got some issues running Puma.Net. I've got all the functions looking fine in the code but when it comes this point:
Value = pumaPage.RecognizeToString();
It then gives an error saying the library dibapi.dll can't be found. But I just can't even add it as a reference it says something like
Can't add reference Make sure the file is accessible and that it is a assembly or Com-Component.
So I gave it all the rights it needs to be read, write & executed. I even gave it full controll on all the users but it just won't work.
Maybe I made a mistake somewhere so here is the full code of the programm.
static void Main()
{
string Image = "V:/Test_images/value.PNG";
Console.WriteLine("Running the Program!");
var pumaPage = new PumaPage(Image);
string Value;
using (pumaPage)
{
pumaPage.FileFormat = PumaFileFormat.RtfAnsi;
pumaPage.EnableSpeller = false;
pumaPage.Language = PumaLanguage.Digits;
Value = pumaPage.RecognizeToString();
}
Console.WriteLine("The Value is" + Value);
Console.ReadLine();
}
I've added the Puma.Net dll and "using Puma.Net;" so it should work. Does someone got any idea what could be wrong?
Here is also the errormessage that appears all the time.
The Error Message which appears
If you need a translation just tell me.
Btw it is a Console Application and I would love to keep it that way. If it is not possible then I can also try to use turn it into a Form Application but that's a whole new part for me so it could take a while to get into it.

You need to copy dibapi.dll to the output folder as described in the documentation:
Steps to add Puma.NET to your project:
1. Add reference to Puma.Net.dll;
2. Make sure that after project building the output folder (i.e. bin\Debug or bin\Release)
contains files Puma.Net.dll and puma.interop.dll. If the last is not present (IDE didn’t
copy it) copy it to the folder manually;
3. Copy dibapi.dll to the output folder;

C# how to call files relative address rather absolute address

I have found myself having to rely on having to use some local folders. No problem normally, but the main issue is that if transfer the project to another machine, even during development the structure reports back an error.
The error is that is page can't be displayed on a local website and an IO error when I go to read from the file.
The directory is as follows
C:\Users\Keith\OneDrive\Documents\Project 2016\Lingerie\Lingerie\Corset\Corset
The folders in question are
Master Audio
Images
User Audio
The actual folder as they're used
private String folderPlay = #"C:\Users\Keith\OneDrive\Documents\Project 2016\Lingerie\Lingerie\Corset\Corset\Master Audio\";
private String folderRecord = #"C:\Users\Keith\OneDrive\Documents\Project 2016\Lingerie\Lingerie\Corset\Corset\User Audio\";
private String folderImages = #"C:\Users\Keith\OneDrive\Documents\Project 2016\Lingerie\Lingerie\Corset\Corset\Images\";
What I would like to do is be able to call those file relative to the code? Also if it's not too much trouble could a small note be attached so I can understand/

Use only the path in your project rather than whole physical path
private String folderPlay = #"~/Master Audio";
private String folderRecord = #"~/User Audio";
private String folderImages = #"~/Images";
and my suggestion is use path like Master_Audio, User_Audio. Don't put space between word

What I found useful in similar situation is to actually inject content root dir to the class that needs to know the location of particular resources:
E.g.
class Foo{
private string readonly _contentRoot;
public Foo (string contentRoot)
{
_contentRoot = contentRoot
}
public void DoSomethingWithImage()
{
string imgRelativePath = "/img/img1.png";
string imgPath = Path.Combine(_contentRoot, imgRelativePath);
// do something with imgPath
}
}
The benefit of this is that you can now write tests for your methods (which might be difficult otherwise). Sometimes unit testing framework copies libs to a temp location, but you still want to run the tests.
You can resolve root directory from several locations, depending how you run the code:
For unit tests, use Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().CodeBase
For Web app HttpRuntime or HttpContext
For Windows app AppDomain.BaseDirectory or similar
Rule of thumb:
You should not have any hardcoded absolute paths (pain with testing, running on another machine, deployment)
Instead, use relative paths (usually relative to project root or root/content)

Where to find the default Winforms icon in Windows?

I assume this is a shared resource somewhere in Windows. Rather than making a copy for each app, is there a way to use this icon just like all Winforms apps use it?
How is this specified for Winforms apps by default? I don't see any reference of any icons in code or project settings. Just that it uses the "default icon".

It is stored as a resource in the System.Windows.Forms.dll assembly. You could get a copy with Reflector. Open the assembly, open the Resources node, all the way down to "wfc.ico". Right-click, Save As. Not sure why you'd want to use it, given that it is the default.
You set a custom icon for your application with Project + Properties, Application tab, Icon setting. Each form has its own Icon property.

If you have Visual Studio 2010 installed then there is a large collection of icons (potentially including the application icon/s), check out the following directory:
%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\VS2010ImageLibrary\1033
There may be a similar directory for previous VS versions, take a look if needs be.
EDIT:
On doing a search in the folder of the unzipped file for app there are two notable results:
Application.ico and ApplicationGeneric.ico + its *.png counterpart.
If you have VS 2010 and any of the icons in here are suitable, I believe you don't need to copy a single one - you should be able to include the file indirectly (as a shared/linked file) when adding using the Existing Item... dialog; you do this by selecting the arrow next to Add button and selecting the Add As Link option.
What I can't see working as desired is simply overwriting these files in an attempt to apply a global change.

It is stored as a resource in the System.Windows.Forms.dll assembly. You could get a copy with reflection as folow:
public static class FormUtils
{
private static Icon _defaultFormIcon;
public static Icon DefaultFormIcon
{
get
{
if (_defaultFormIcon == null)
_defaultFormIcon = (Icon)typeof(Form).
GetProperty("DefaultIcon", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Static).GetValue(null, null);
return _defaultFormIcon;
}
}
public static void SetDefaultIcon()
{
var icon = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(EntryAssemblyInfo.ExecutablePath);
typeof(Form)
.GetField("defaultIcon", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Static)
.SetValue(null, icon);
}
}
public static class FormExtensions
{
internal static void GetIconIfDefault(this Form dest, Form source)
{
if (dest.Icon == FormUtils.DefaultFormIcon)
dest.Icon = source.Icon;
}
}
So as you can see in the code you have in this way the same Icon.Handle. The same reference.
Form.DefaultIcon is an internal lazy loaded static property in class Form.
You can also override the default Winforms icon for your application. In Program.cs i use:
FormUtils.SetDefaultIcon();
This function will then override the default icon with the icon specified in your Application properties, the icon of your executable.

You can just use the Save method:
C#:
string IcoFilename = "C:\\Junk\\Default.ico";
using (System.IO.FileStream fs = new System.IO.FileStream(IcoFilename, System.IO.FileMode.Create))
{
this.Icon.Save(fs);
}
Visual Basic:
Dim strFilename As String = "C:\Junk\Default.ico"
Using fs As New System.IO.FileStream(strFilename, IO.FileMode.Create)
Me.Icon.Save(fs)
End Using

I had a problem which was similar, but different. Rather than needing to get the default icon, I needed to check to see whether the icon on a form was set or if it was left as the default. While I could have used reflection to get it, I ended up using a simpler solution:
private static Icon defaultIcon = new Form().Icon;
// ...
if(this.Icon == defaultIcon)
{
// ...
}