>> There is no form in the .resx file, and no source code either. It
>> only contains binary resources, such as images and image lists (or
>> other types of embedded multimedia streams). The form itself and its
>> controls are always in source code format in the .cpp (or .cs or .vb)
>> file, named similarly as the .resx but having a different extension.
>> The resource is just a supplement for those properties that can not
>> be described in source code.
>>
> Thanks for the reply. Well, let me clarify this a little (note BTW
> that I'm a very experienced C++ (WinAPI) developer but am fairly new
> to .NET). As I'm sure you know, the VS IDE automatically creates a
> ".resx" file for each form created in the IDE (and one for each
> localized version if the form's "Localizable" property is set to
> "True"). Now, if I pass this ".resx" file to the native .NET utility
> "Winres.exe", it can re-construct (display) the form based on the
> "resx" file alone (no other project files need be present). I need to
> do the same thing but here's the twist. I'll be enumerating all
> ".resx" files in an arbitrary project so as I encounter each ".resx"
> file, I first need to determine if it is in fact a VS-generated
> ".resx" file (containing the form's resources). If so then I want to
> gather information about the form in code (possibly displaying it) but
> I'm not sure how to do this. "Winres.exe" can do it however
> ((hopefully relying on documented techniques) but I still can't figure
> out how (after lots of digging). Any suggestions? Thanks again.
>