If you need to get a message from a class that is not directly tied to a visual control (user

control or page), for example a component class, you have to include the resources for

this messages in a special resource file (SharedRecources.resx) and specify this file in the

method call.

You can also use this feature to centralize in a single file common messages that are used

in many places in the module, preventing to have to localize the same messages in more

than one file.

Sample bad code:

Class ObjectController

Public Function AMethod() As String

return “a message”

End Function

End Class

Which should be corrected to:

Class ObjectController

Private SharedResourceFile As String = ApplicationPath + “/DesktopModules/<ModuleFolder>/App_LocalResources/SharedResources.resx”

Public Function AMethod() As String

return Localization.GetString(“Message”, SharedResourceFile)

End Function

Now frustratingley im a self taught C# guy which will come handy in the summer but for now i have to convert Vb to C#. Which with the above seems pretty simple, except i can't seem to access the ApplicationPath property within my mailer.cs file. Is there a different class to access in C# (or is that a dumb question)?

If there is, or there is another way, will the above example work?