Using java resources in J#

If you are using common source code in java and J#, this is how you get your resources across. Assume you have the resource files:
resources.properties
resources_en.properties
resources_en_US.properties
...

1. Download vjsresgen from the Microsoft website and build it (it comes as source, not as aa .exe).
2. run "vjsresgen /out:jsResources.resx *.properties". You cannot put this in your pre-build event as it then puts the full directory name as your resources name!
3. For your project, do Add, Existing Item, and add jsResources.resx
4. In your code put "ResourceBundle resources = ResourceBundle.getBundle("resources");". Note that the parameter is "resources" and not "jsResources"!
5. call "String str = resources.getString("dave");".

That's it - works great.

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