Retrieve strings from ​.resx files

The .resx files contain additional information that a translator will not require, including positioning information for the visual objects.

Using the ResStringSplitter utility, you can retrieve the language strings from the .resx file and give only these strings to a translator. When these strings have been translated, you can merge them back into the .resx file using the ResStringMerger utility.

To retrieve strings from .resx files

1. On the desktop, double-click the Windows PowerShell for DNA shortcut.

   Windows PowerShell for DNA opens.

2. Navigate to the location of your new .resx file in the Data Silo.

   For example:

   

3. Run the ResStringSplitter utility.

   This utility takes a -i argument, indicating the input .resx file from which to gather the strings. The utility creates a Unicode text file with the extension “.strings”, which you can then send to the translator.

   For example: