Why am I getting App_GlobalResources assembly generated? (Error = CS0433)

Question

I\'m working on a ASP.NET MVC2 project, for which I have configured the localisation as follows ...

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I have a separate Resources assembly, containing all my resx files

Answer 1

1. Move the .resx to another folder (not App_GlobalResources)
2. Keep the Custom Tool Namespace set to 'Resources'

Answer 2

doh!

I think when I switched my "usual working folder" to the branch this was in, I had some files in a "App_GlobalResources" folder.

I just tried to create a new App_GlobalResources folder in VS2010 and it told me there was already one there, but it wasn't in the solution explorer.

I looked in windows explorer a number of times and just didn't see that folder.

Anyway, problem solved!

moral: don't trust solution explorer or svn switch to delete files that don't belong in the working copy :'(

Answer 3

Although I do not know how to stop App_GlobalResources automatically generationg assemblies in Temporary ASP.NET files. I did figure out how to get rid of those annoying warnings.

As the warning says:

Compiler Error Message: CS0433: The type 'Resources.XXXX' exists in both 'c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\6c657d01\aaca70ae\assembly\dl3\a36dac65\78c87110_3724cb01\Resources.DLL' and 'c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\6c657d01\aaca70ae\App_GlobalResources.g6fehiio.dll'

The type Resources.XXXX exists in both assemblies. Change your Custom Tool Namespace to be something other than "Resources" and these warnings will dissappear.