<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

Requirements

Assembly: NAnt.DotNetTasks (0.85.1698.0)