<resgen>

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

Converts files from one resource format to another.

Note: If no todir is specified, the resource file will be created next to the input file.

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
input	file	Input file to process.	False
output	file	The resource file to output.	False
target	string	The target type. The default is `resources`.	False
todir	directory	The directory to which outputs will be stored.	False
failonerror	bool	Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true.	False
if	bool	If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.	False
timeout	int	The maximum amount of time the application is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. Defaults to no time-out.	False
unless	bool	Opposite of `if`. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.	False
verbose	bool	Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false.	False

Framework-configurable parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
exename	string	The name of the executable that should be used to launch the external program.	False
supportsassemblyreferences	bool	Indicates whether assembly references are supported by the `resgen` tool for the current target framework. The default is false.	False
useruntimeengine	bool	Specifies whether the external program should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is false.	False

Nested Elements:

<resources>

Takes a list of .resx or .txt files to convert to .resources files.

</resources>

<assemblies>

Reference metadata from the specified assembly files.

</assemblies>

<arg>

The command-line arguments for the external program.

Contains a collection of <arg> elements.

</arg>

Examples

Convert a resource file from the .resx to the .resources format.

<resgen input="translations.resx" output="translations.resources" />

Convert a set of .resx files to the .resources format.

<resgen todir=".">
    <resources>
        <include name="*.resx" />
    </resources>
</resgen>

Requirements

Assembly: NAnt.DotNetTasks (0.85.1714.0)