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I want to use strings from my resx-files in my application pages. How can I refer to my resource file?

<h2><%$Resources:MyProject,Test_String_Heading%></h2> results in page crash.

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I don't think you can reference it statically like that. Try this instead:

<h2><asp:Literal runat="server" ID="Literal1" Text="<%$Resources:MyProject,Test_String_Heading%>"></asp:Literal></h2>

EDIT: it's $Resources versus &Resources. Thanks for picking that up Bojan!

UPDATE: As noted below the $Resources method of referencing a resource is for global resources. The following should work for resources associated with your solution (...no manual copy of resource files required).

<h2><%=SharePointTest.MyResources.String1%></h2>

All you have to do to make this work is ensure that your resx has its Access Modifier set to Public and use the fully qualified resource name (i.e. namespace.class.resourceid).

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Correct syntax is to use "$" instead of "&". Hence: <h2><asp:Literal runat="server" ID="Literal1" Text="<%$Resources:MyProject,Test_String_Heading%>"></asp:Literal></h2> – bojan Jul 26 '11 at 13:44
When I do so, I get an error: Could not find any resources appropriate for the specified culture or the neutral culture. Make sure "Resources.MyProject.resources" was correctly embedded or linked into assembly "App_GlobalResources" at compile time, or that all the satellite assemblies required are loadable and fully signed. – Anatoly Mironov Jul 26 '11 at 14:24
Here is a tip how to solve it manually (by copiing resx file to iis virtual dir). But isn't there a way to do it automatically while deploying? – Anatoly Mironov Jul 26 '11 at 14:33
Without seeing the code/project it's hard to say exactly what the problem is. Common issues are namespace mismatches and/or the resoruce file is set to "no code generation". – Rob D'Oria Jul 26 '11 at 14:35
You have to copy it to <iis virtual directory>\App_GlobalResources manually or with a timer job. Infowise and jonleon.blogspot.com provide a solution for that. But you can't replace the mapped resources folder with it. – Anatoly Mironov Jul 26 '11 at 15:06
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