Add reference of System.Windows.forms in .Net Core

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I want to write in my .resx file. I have used ResXResourceWriter which works fine in Windows form but doesn't available in .Net Core application. It needs system.Windows.Forms but .net core don't reference to it.

ResXResourceWriter resx = new ResXResourceWriter(hostingEnvironment.WebRootPath + "\Localization\LabelResource.EN.resx")

What exactly is your question? System.Windows.Forms does not exist in .net core. If you are looking for localization please see Globalization and localization in ASP.NET Core — hawkstrider
– hawkstrider, Commented Jan 17, 2019 at 17:18
I actually want to dump database data into .resx file. Is it possible in .net core? — Sohaib hassan
– Sohaib hassan, Commented Jan 17, 2019 at 17:25
The ResXResourceWriter class is not available in .net core, to create one you would need to use .net framework — hawkstrider
– hawkstrider, Commented Jan 17, 2019 at 17:27
Not sure what procedure you are talking about, if you want to learn about wrting resource files, look at System.Resources Namespace — hawkstrider
– hawkstrider, Commented Jan 17, 2019 at 17:39

Marc.2377 · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-23 18:31:43Z

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If you already have .net Core 3.0 (or more) installed and want to add a reference to an existing project (.csproj).

You can only add the following tag:

<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms> into the following section: <PropertyGroup>

I think it is new: Menu "Edit Project File" in project Contextual Menu in Visual Studio.

Like so (added into a WPF project):

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WindowsDesktop">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
    <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
    <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\GeneralCore\GeneralCore.csproj" />   </ItemGroup>

</Project>

edited Jun 23, 2021 at 18:31

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answered Jun 8, 2020 at 19:38

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Marc.2377 Over a year ago

Related: stackoverflow.com/a/60621422/3258851

Jonathan Dickinson · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-17 17:28:21Z

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You will currently need to use the .Net Core 3.0 Preview, as System.Windows.Forms is new in .Net Core 3.0. From the System.Windows.Forms repository:

You can create a new WinForms application with dotnet new command, using the following commands:
dotnet new winforms -o MyWinFormsApp
cd MyWinFormsApp
dotnet run

answered Jan 17, 2019 at 17:28

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Sohaib hassan Over a year ago

I think I didn't make my question clear enough. Actually, its a web site built on .net core MVC

Jonathan Dickinson Over a year ago

Based on the comments in your question, .resx files are just XML files. You should be able to use XDocument to open and change them.

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