Hello,

I am in the process of writing a tool to automate much of the localization
of a large project. Part of this process has involved localizing message that
are displayed to the user in messageboxes, etc. These messages are stored in
resource files, and they are working for languages that are not our default
language (which is english).

I have run into an issue in getting those messages into the form's default
resource file (if the form were named Form1.vb, the resource file would be
Form1.resx): I am able to edit the form's content using a StreamWriter, but
when I save the changes, the IDE says that the file has been changed and asks
whether to re-load it or not. The catch is, whether you say yes reload it, or
no, it blows away the changes no matter the case.

I notice that if I attempt to edit this resource file using the IDE's
built-in editor, the IDE prompts me about editing it because it belongs to
another project item. If I say that I want to edit it anyhow, it allows me
to. I think the IDE is protecting this file from changes, and I need to get
around that. Can anyone help me? I would rather not have to create a new
resource file to store just english messages when there is a perfectly good
one available when you turn on localization.

Thanks.