ResMe
5.0 String Extractor For Visual Basic ResMe makes the first step of
localization extremely simple because it automatically moves hard-coded user interface
strings into a resource file. ResMe is a string extraction utility that removes only
"the right strings" from your Visual Basic® source code, replaces them with a
LoadResString() reference, and places the extracted strings in a .RES resource file. Many
days of tedious, error prone work can be reduced to a few minutes of automated processing!
While ResMe performs about 98% of the work, ResMe makes it easy for
you to
inspect which strings should and shouldn't be moved to the Resource file.
Easy to read HTML log files
are generated after the project has been processed. Take a guided tour of how ResMe works, or
check
out the ResMe FAQs page or view the Help files.
See what's new
in version 5.0 or just download
ResMe. Purchase ResMe here.
Overview
ResMe examines all the source code in your Visual
Basic® project to extract user interface strings that should be placed in a Resource
file. Sophisticated, customizable rules are used
to determine if a string is a candidate for being translated. A code generator automatically creates initialization
routines for all the common properties of controls that have user interface strings.
- Although automatic selection of user
interface strings is a powerful time saver, no algorithm is flawless. That's why ResMe has
a built-in easy to use manually correction tool to inspect
each string in the project. Strings can be forced into or out of the Resource file with
the click of a button. The real efficiency of ResMe is due to its ability to view the
context of how each string is used in a line of code or to view the source code in any
file of the project.
- After the manual review is complete,
all occurrences of the selected user interface strings are replaced by a
LoadResString(#ID) function or your own specified custom
function call. A 32-bit Resource file containing the strings is created,
along with a BAS file of string ID assignments. The
project file is automatically updated with the inclusion of any new routines and files.
ResMe is designed to be run repeatedly in order to pick up incremental additions to your
projects. All existing resource data is carried forward and any existing string resources
carried forward and reused whenever possible.
- Both a .RES
and an .RC files are created. The RC file contains strings
grouped according to the file they were found as well as a
comment containing the original source code containing the
string. Resource file strings are alphabetically sorted.
- ResMe is
designed to be run on the same project multiple times so that
new strings in new code can be processed while preserving
existing resource strings. It is also possible to add, delete or
modify resource strings with Visual Basic before or after using
ResMe.
- ResMe also
supports the creation and use of satellite
DLLs.
- ResMe is a
site licensed product, one copy can be used by multiple
developers.
Key Benefits
- Automatically
selects user interface strings and ignores programmatic strings.
- Creates a compiled Resource file
on-the-fly with the minimum number of string entries.
- Creates a pseudo
translated test Resource file, allowing early detection of localization problems.
- All user interface strings are replaced
with LoadResString(#ID) with ID Const assignments.
- Generates initialization code for all controls. (Caption,
ToolTipText, etc.)
- Generates
HTLM reports
of strings that were moved to the resource file, a summary of
resource strings, word usage within the strings, before and
after source code files.
- Supports all features of VB 4.0 16-bit,
VB 4.0 32-bit, VB 5.0, and VB 6.0 projects.
- Original project's source code is never
modified. An altered clone of the project is made in a new directory.
- Streamlines translation efforts by only
having one occurrence of each unique string, unless you ask for
individual strings for each occurrence. (Note that ResMe does not perform any
translation of strings.)
- Does not add any proprietary runtime
files to your project. Once you are comfortable with localizable version of your project
that ResMe has generated, this becomes your baseline source code.
- ResMe is very easy to use. It takes
seconds to learn and about a minute to run. Just point it at your VBP file and hit
<Enter> to all the dialogs. Download the demo
and
try it on your project. You'll be surprised at how easy yet thorough it is to use.
Pricing
ResMe
String Extractor costs $595 for the Enterprise versions.
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