Read a string stored in a resource file (resx) with dynamic file name

Question

In my C# application I need to create a .resx file of strings customized for every customer.

What I want to do is avoid recompiling the entire project every time I have

Answer 1

Use LINQ to SQL instead of referencing System.Windows.Forms.ResXResourceReader class in your project.

public string GetStringFromDynamicResourceFile(string resxFileName, string resource)
{
    return XDocument
                .Load(resxFileName)
                .Descendants()
                .FirstOrDefault(_ => _.Attributes().Any(a => a.Value == resource))?
                .Value;
}

And use it:

GetStringFromDynamicResourceFile("MyFile.resx", "MyString1");