static void GenerateDesignerFile(FileInfo fileInfo) { if (fileInfo.Name.Equals("Resources.resx", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == false) { return; } string designerFilePath = fileInfo.FullName.Replace(".resx", ".designer.cs"); FileInfo designerFileInfo = new FileInfo(designerFilePath); if (designerFileInfo.Attributes.ToString().IndexOf("ReadOnly") != -1) { designerFileInfo.Attributes = FileAttributes.Normal; } Regex reg = new Regex("(?<=(namespace ))[.\\s\\S]*?(?=( ))", RegexOptions.Multiline | RegexOptions.Singleline); string fullText = File.ReadAllText(designerFileInfo.FullName); string designerNamespace = reg.Match(fullText).Value; var codeProvider = new Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider(); string[] unmatchedElements; ListDictionary resourceList = new ListDictionary(); using (ResXResourceReader rsxr = new ResXResourceReader(fileInfo.FullName)) { rsxr.BasePath = fileInfo.Directory.FullName; rsxr.UseResXDataNodes = true; foreach (DictionaryEntry d_loopVariable in rsxr) { resourceList.Add(d_loopVariable.Key, d_loopVariable.Value); } } System.CodeDom.CodeCompileUnit code = System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder.Create( resourceList, "Resources", designerNamespace, codeProvider, true, out unmatchedElements); // Needs System.Design.dll using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(designerFileInfo.FullName, false, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8)) { codeProvider.GenerateCodeFromCompileUnit(code, writer, new System.CodeDom.Compiler.CodeGeneratorOptions()); } }