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Can I use a .rc resource file on a C# project?

I have a solution in C# and i need to update the version in the resource files (.resx files are xml files), i already did it in C++ resource files (not xml files) and I want to know if I can use something like that in my C# project.

Solution

  • You can't do it directly from Visual Studio.

    If you invoke the csc compiler directly, you can embed a .res file using the /win32res: flag on the command line. (Use the rc tool to generate a .res from a .rc.)

    Alternatively, you could build your EXE through Visual Studio as normal, then add a post build step that invokes ildasm followed by ilasm. ilasm supports the /resource= command line flag.