ResourceManager falls back to default resources instead of reading from satellite assembly

Question

I've the following folder structure for three projects:

MyClassLibrary1
  Class1.cs
  Resources\
      en-GB\
          Strings.en-GB.txt
      Strings.resx
          Strings.designer.cs (auto-generated)
MyClassLibrary2 (references MyClassLibrary1)
    Class1.cs
MyAppExe (references MyClassLibrary1 and MyClassLibrary2)
    Program.cs

Under MyClassLibrary1 project:

In Strings.resx, I've string resources defined, let's say:
    <data name="SchoolString"><value>Preschool</value></data>
In Strings.en-GB.txt, I have:
    SchoolString=Playgroup

MyClassLibrary1's Project properties -> Pre-Build, I've the following:

CD $(ProjectDir)Resources
FOR /D %%1 IN (*) DO (
    CD "%%1"
    resgen.exe "Strings.%%1.txt"
    if %errorlevel% 0 al.exe /t:lib /culture:"%%1" /embed:"Strings.%%1.resources" /out:MyClassLibrary1.resources.dll
    if not exist "$(TargetDir)%%1" md "$(TargetDir)%%1"
    move /Y "MyClassLibrary1.resources.dll" "$(TargetDir)%%1"
    CD ..
)

Under MyAppExe project, in Program.cs:

static void Main() {
    Strings.Culture = new CultureInfo("en-GB");
    Trace.WriteLine(Strings.SchoolString);
}

The problem is that the ResourceManager, for some reason, keeps on falling back to the default resource file (embedded in MyAppExe). Please help me understand what I am doing wrong here.

The output I keep getting no matter what I try is "Preschool" instead of "Playgroup". It's like the satellite assembly is not being resolved at all.

Answer 1

Following the correct procedure provided under http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839861, the application is working as expected now.

All I had to do was to change the "Pre-build event command line" as follows:

CD "$(ProjectDir)Resources"
FOR /D %%1 IN (*) DO (
    CD "%%1"
    resgen.exe "Strings.%%1.txt" "MyClassLibrary1.Resources.Strings.%%1.resources"     if %errorlevel% == 0 (
        al.exe /t:lib /embed:"MyClassLibrary1.Resources.Strings.%%1.resources" /culture:"%%1" /out:MyClassLibrary1.resources.dll
        if not exist "$(TargetDir)%%1" md "$(TargetDir)%%1"
        move /Y "MyClassLibrary1.resources.dll" "$(TargetDir)%%1"
    )
    CD ..
)

Hope it helps someone.