Nested ascx control won't localize

Question

User248084892 posted

I'm building a site that has some nested user controls. For example, I have a user control that contains a DetailsView called OfferDetails.ascx wihich is embeded in another control called MyOffers.ascx. They are also in different directories.

Here is the directory structure:

• root
  • App_LocalResources
    • MyOffers.ascx.resx
  • Controls
    • App_LocalResources
    • Offers.ascx.resx
    • Offers.ascx
  • MyOffers.ascx

I am localizing by hand because VWD doesn't have Generate Local Resource.

When I localize MyOffers.ascx it works just fine. But when I try to localize Offers.ascx I get "RESX:lblTitle.Text" where the text should be. I tried moving the resource file to the root which did the same thing. I have tried a number of things but nothing seems to work. Why does it display that "RESX:..." message? Does it mean it can find the file?

Answer 1

User1954304945 posted

Hi, please add:

meta:resourcekey="NameInResourceFile"

to the controls in “Offers.ascx”, for more detail information, you can refer to the following site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms227427.aspx

Answer 2

User248084892 posted

I found the answer(s) at: http://www.dotnetnuke.com/Resources/Forums/forumid/77/postid/206554/scope/posts.aspx#206554