Hi folks, I added a resource file in my asp.net webforms website and now I want to see the properties to make it "Embedded Resource", but when I right-click on to the resource file, I don't see any 'Properties' Menu there.

I tried adding a new item and added an existing item from another project but still, I can't see this menu. Googled the whole day to overcome this issue but nothing yet.

The requirement is to make this web application bilingual (English and Arabic). I am doing wrong or if there is any easiest way to achieve this, please guide me.

CodePudding user response：

Resources for web based applications are not like desktop ones. When you add a resource, it is placed as a plane jane file in a folder called Resources. it works this way, since then a URL or web based mark-up can see use consume such resources.

However, if you use the project properties and don't use "settings" and do use a resource? (and not a add file or say icon????).

Then in most cases you can get at the resources this way:

        TextBox2.Text = Properties.Resources.String1;

However, to pull a image from resources, and shove say into a image control, then you have to do like this:

        ImageConverter MyConvert = new ImageConverter();
        byte[] ImageBytes = (byte[])MyConvert.ConvertTo(Properties.Resources.horses, typeof(byte[]));

        var base64Data = Convert.ToBase64String(ImageBytes);
        Image1.ImageUrl = "data:image/png;base64,"   base64Data;

In above, the image was "horses"