In .Net 2.0, the resource file is into an XML format which I think is
great.

However I would like to know if .NET comes with tools that allow you to
convert that resource file to a flat text file.

The flat text file would be what I send to the translation document.

What I mean by flat file is something like this:

save_button=save
phone_label=Phone Number
phone_num_req=Phone Number Required

Once I receive the file back from the transalation department, I would
convert it back to the XML.

Let me know if it possible,

Many Thanks!
Evian