Access resx resource files from another project

I’m using asp.net 3.5, my solution currently has 2 projects, an API class project and a website project, within the class project I have a resource file named checkin.resx. For me to be able to access the resource files from my website project, I had to set the “Access Modifier” to public, this allowed me to use a strongly typed name to acces the resources for example: CkiApi.Checkin.Resources.Checkin.OCKI_HeaderText, where Checkin is the .resx file and OCKI_HeaderText is the resource key.

Global resource vs. Local resource in ASP.NET

We use resx files to localize our web applications. We usually create local resx files (that map to a specific page) when only one page uses a certain phrase, and a global resx file when more than one page needs the phrase.
But the good thing about global resx files is that they are a class, and you can call the phrases like you call properties of a class:

Visual Studio’s Access Modifier drop down option is disabled for resource file

Not sure why Access Modifier drop down is disabled for a Resource file. alt text http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/9157/accessmodifier.png Here are file properties: alt text http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3930/resxprop.png Answers: Thank you for visiting the Q&A section on Magenaut. Please note that all the answers may not help you solve the issue immediately. So please treat them as advisements. If you … Read more