Windows .resx/.resw files

File description

A resource file is an XML file that contains the strings that you want to translate into different languages or paths to images. The resource file contains key/value pairs. Each pair is an individual resource.

Good to know

Context, reference and plurals are not supported.

Documentation

ASP.NET Web Page Resources Overview from Microsoft’s Developer Network: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms227427.aspx
Microsoft's .NET Framework Developer's Guide: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/administration/ekyft91f(v=vs.85)

Sample file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root>
  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
    <xsd:element name="data">
      <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:sequence>
          <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"                     msdata:Ordinal="2" />
        </xsd:sequence>
        <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
        <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
        <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
      </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>
  </xsd:schema>
  <resheader name="resmimetype">
    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
  </resheader>
  <resheader name="version">
    <value>2.0</value>
  </resheader>
  <resheader name="reader">
    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
  </resheader>
  <resheader name="writer">
    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
  </resheader>
	<data name="app.name" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>TODO List</value>
		<comment>Please don&apos;t change the name of the application</comment>
	</data>
	<data name="app.login.text" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>Enter your credentials below to login</value>
		<comment>Fuzzy</comment>
	</data>
	<data name="app.login.message.success" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>Login successful !
	Welcome back %s !</value>
	</data>
	<data name="app.login.message.error" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>Make sure you&apos;ve entered the correct username and password</value>
	</data>
	<data name="app.login.password.forget" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>I forgot my password</value>
	</data>
	<data name="app.login.password.reset" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>Enter your address in the field below. A new password will be sent to your inbox.</value>
	</data>
	<data name="app.register.text" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>Sign up for free! No credit card required!</value>
	</data>
	<data name="app.register.message.success" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>Thank you for signing up !
	Please check your email address to activate your account.</value>
	</data>
	<data name="app.register.message.error" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>We were unable to sign you up.
	Please correct the marked fields.</value>
	</data>
	<data name="app.menu.terms" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>Terms and conditions</value>
	</data>
	<data name="app.login.text" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>Username</value>
		<comment>form_label</comment>
	</data>
	<data name="app.users.active" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>Just one user online</value>
	</data>
	<data name="app.login.pass" xml:space="preserve">
		<value>Password</value>
		<comment>form_label</comment>
	</data>

</root>

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