Run Microsoft Windows samples for CodeBuild - AWS CodeBuild

Run Microsoft Windows samples for CodeBuild

These samples use an AWS CodeBuild build environment running Microsoft Windows Server 2019, the .NET Framework, and the .NET Core SDK to build runtime files out of code written in F# and Visual Basic.

Important

Running these samples might result in charges to your AWS account. These include possible charges for CodeBuild and for AWS resources and actions related to Amazon S3, AWS KMS, and CloudWatch Logs. For more information, see CodeBuild pricing, Amazon S3 pricing, AWS Key Management Service pricing, and Amazon CloudWatch pricing.

Run the Windows samples

Use the following procedure to run the Windows samples.

To run the Windows samples
  1. Create the files as described in the Directory structure and Files sections of this topic, and then upload them to an S3 input bucket or a CodeCommit or GitHub repository.

    Important

    Do not upload (root directory name), just the files inside of (root directory name).

    If you are using an S3 input bucket, be sure to create a ZIP file that contains the files, and then upload it to the input bucket. Do not add (root directory name) to the ZIP file, just the files inside of (root directory name).

  2. Create a build project. The build project must use the mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/sdk:4.8 image to build .NET Framework projects.

    If you use the AWS CLI to create the build project, the JSON-formatted input to the create-project command might look similar to this. (Replace the placeholders with your own values.)

    { "name": "sample-windows-build-project", "source": { "type": "S3", "location": "codebuild-region-ID-account-ID-input-bucket/windows-build-input-artifact.zip" }, "artifacts": { "type": "S3", "location": "codebuild-region-ID-account-ID-output-bucket", "packaging": "ZIP", "name": "windows-build-output-artifact.zip" }, "environment": { "type": "WINDOWS_SERVER_2019_CONTAINER", "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/sdk:4.8", "computeType": "BUILD_GENERAL1_MEDIUM" }, "serviceRole": "arn:aws:iam::account-ID:role/role-name", "encryptionKey": "arn:aws:kms:region-ID:account-ID:key/key-ID" }
  3. Run the build, and follow the steps in Run builds manually.

  4. To get the build output artifact, in your S3 output bucket, download the windows-build-output-artifact.zip file to your local computer or instance. Extract the contents to get to the runtime and other files.

    • The runtime file for the F# sample using the .NET Framework, FSharpHelloWorld.exe, can be found in the FSharpHelloWorld\bin\Debug directory.

    • The runtime file for the Visual Basic sample using the .NET Framework, VBHelloWorld.exe, can be found in the VBHelloWorld\bin\Debug directory.

Directory structure

These samples assume the following directory structures.

F# and the .NET Framework

(root directory name) ├── buildspec.yml ├── FSharpHelloWorld.sln └── FSharpHelloWorld ├── App.config ├── AssemblyInfo.fs ├── FSharpHelloWorld.fsproj └── Program.fs

Visual Basic and the .NET Framework

(root directory name) ├── buildspec.yml ├── VBHelloWorld.sln └── VBHelloWorld ├── App.config ├── HelloWorld.vb ├── VBHelloWorld.vbproj └── My Project ├── Application.Designer.vb ├── Application.myapp ├── AssemblyInfo.vb ├── Resources.Designer.vb ├── Resources.resx ├── Settings.Designer.vb └── Settings.settings

Files

These samples use the following files.

F# and the .NET Framework

buildspec.yml (in (root directory name)):

version: 0.2 env: variables: SOLUTION: .\FSharpHelloWorld.sln PACKAGE_DIRECTORY: .\packages DOTNET_FRAMEWORK: 4.8 phases: build: commands: - '& nuget restore $env:SOLUTION -PackagesDirectory $env:PACKAGE_DIRECTORY' - '& msbuild -p:FrameworkPathOverride="C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v$env:DOTNET_FRAMEWORK" $env:SOLUTION' artifacts: files: - .\FSharpHelloWorld\bin\Debug\*

FSharpHelloWorld.sln (in (root directory name)):

Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00 # Visual Studio 14 VisualStudioVersion = 14.0.25420.1 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1 Project("{F2A71F9B-5D33-465A-A702-920D77279786}") = "FSharpHelloWorld", "FSharpHelloWorld\FSharpHelloWorld.fsproj", "{D60939B6-526D-43F4-9A89-577B2980DF62}" EndProject Global GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU EndGlobalSection GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution {D60939B6-526D-43F4-9A89-577B2980DF62}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU {D60939B6-526D-43F4-9A89-577B2980DF62}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU {D60939B6-526D-43F4-9A89-577B2980DF62}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU {D60939B6-526D-43F4-9A89-577B2980DF62}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU EndGlobalSection GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution HideSolutionNode = FALSE EndGlobalSection EndGlobal

App.config (in (root directory name)\FSharpHelloWorld):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <configuration> <startup> <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8" /> </startup> </configuration>

AssemblyInfo.fs (in (root directory name)\FSharpHelloWorld):

namespace FSharpHelloWorld.AssemblyInfo open System.Reflection open System.Runtime.CompilerServices open System.Runtime.InteropServices // General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following // set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information // associated with an assembly. [<assembly: AssemblyTitle("FSharpHelloWorld")>] [<assembly: AssemblyDescription("")>] [<assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")>] [<assembly: AssemblyCompany("")>] [<assembly: AssemblyProduct("FSharpHelloWorld")>] [<assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2017")>] [<assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")>] [<assembly: AssemblyCulture("")>] // Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible // to COM components. If you need to access a type in this assembly from // COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type. [<assembly: ComVisible(false)>] // The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM [<assembly: Guid("d60939b6-526d-43f4-9a89-577b2980df62")>] // Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values: // // Major Version // Minor Version // Build Number // Revision // // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers // by using the '*' as shown below: // [<assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")>] [<assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")>] [<assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")>] do ()

FSharpHelloWorld.fsproj (in (root directory name)\FSharpHelloWorld):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Project ToolsVersion="14.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"> <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" /> <PropertyGroup> <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration> <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform> <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion> <ProjectGuid>d60939b6-526d-43f4-9a89-577b2980df62</ProjectGuid> <OutputType>Exe</OutputType> <RootNamespace>FSharpHelloWorld</RootNamespace> <AssemblyName>FSharpHelloWorld</AssemblyName> <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion> <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects> <TargetFSharpCoreVersion>4.4.0.0</TargetFSharpCoreVersion> <Name>FSharpHelloWorld</Name> </PropertyGroup> <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' "> <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols> <DebugType>full</DebugType> <Optimize>false</Optimize> <Tailcalls>false</Tailcalls> <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath> <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants> <WarningLevel>3</WarningLevel> <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget> <DocumentationFile>bin\Debug\FSharpHelloWorld.XML</DocumentationFile> <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit> </PropertyGroup> <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' "> <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType> <Optimize>true</Optimize> <Tailcalls>true</Tailcalls> <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath> <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants> <WarningLevel>3</WarningLevel> <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget> <DocumentationFile>bin\Release\FSharpHelloWorld.XML</DocumentationFile> <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit> </PropertyGroup> <ItemGroup> <Reference Include="mscorlib" /> <Reference Include="FSharp.Core, Version=$(TargetFSharpCoreVersion), Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"> <Private>True</Private> </Reference> <Reference Include="System" /> <Reference Include="System.Core" /> <Reference Include="System.Numerics" /> </ItemGroup> <ItemGroup> <Compile Include="AssemblyInfo.fs" /> <Compile Include="Program.fs" /> <None Include="App.config" /> </ItemGroup> <PropertyGroup> <MinimumVisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(MinimumVisualStudioVersion)' == ''">11</MinimumVisualStudioVersion> </PropertyGroup> <Choose> <When Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '11.0'"> <PropertyGroup Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\..\Microsoft SDKs\F#\3.0\Framework\v4.0\Microsoft.FSharp.Targets')"> <FSharpTargetsPath>$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\..\Microsoft SDKs\F#\3.0\Framework\v4.0\Microsoft.FSharp.Targets</FSharpTargetsPath> </PropertyGroup> </When> <Otherwise> <PropertyGroup Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\FSharp\Microsoft.FSharp.Targets')"> <FSharpTargetsPath>$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\FSharp\Microsoft.FSharp.Targets</FSharpTargetsPath> </PropertyGroup> </Otherwise> </Choose> <Import Project="$(FSharpTargetsPath)" /> <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets. <Target Name="BeforeBuild"> </Target> <Target Name="AfterBuild"> </Target> --> </Project>

Program.fs (in (root directory name)\FSharpHelloWorld):

// Learn more about F# at http://fsharp.org // See the 'F# Tutorial' project for more help. [<EntryPoint>] let main argv = printfn "Hello World" 0 // return an integer exit code

Visual Basic and the .NET Framework

buildspec.yml (in (root directory name)):

version: 0.2 env: variables: SOLUTION: .\VBHelloWorld.sln PACKAGE_DIRECTORY: .\packages DOTNET_FRAMEWORK: 4.8 phases: build: commands: - '& "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin\NuGet.exe" restore $env:SOLUTION -PackagesDirectory $env:PACKAGE_DIRECTORY' - '& "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe" -p:FrameworkPathOverride="C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v$env:DOTNET_FRAMEWORK" $env:SOLUTION' artifacts: files: - .\VBHelloWorld\bin\Debug\*

VBHelloWorld.sln (in (root directory name)):

Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00 # Visual Studio 14 VisualStudioVersion = 14.0.25420.1 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1 Project("{F184B08F-C81C-45F6-A57F-5ABD9991F28F}") = "VBHelloWorld", "VBHelloWorld\VBHelloWorld.vbproj", "{4DCEC446-7156-4FE6-8CCC-219E34DD409D}" EndProject Global GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU EndGlobalSection GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution {4DCEC446-7156-4FE6-8CCC-219E34DD409D}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU {4DCEC446-7156-4FE6-8CCC-219E34DD409D}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU {4DCEC446-7156-4FE6-8CCC-219E34DD409D}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU {4DCEC446-7156-4FE6-8CCC-219E34DD409D}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU EndGlobalSection GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution HideSolutionNode = FALSE EndGlobalSection EndGlobal

App.config (in (root directory name)\VBHelloWorld):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <configuration> <startup> <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8" /> </startup> </configuration>

HelloWorld.vb (in (root directory name)\VBHelloWorld):

Module HelloWorld Sub Main() MsgBox("Hello World") End Sub End Module

VBHelloWorld.vbproj (in (root directory name)\VBHelloWorld):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Project ToolsVersion="14.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"> <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" /> <PropertyGroup> <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration> <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform> <ProjectGuid>{4DCEC446-7156-4FE6-8CCC-219E34DD409D}</ProjectGuid> <OutputType>Exe</OutputType> <StartupObject>VBHelloWorld.HelloWorld</StartupObject> <RootNamespace>VBHelloWorld</RootNamespace> <AssemblyName>VBHelloWorld</AssemblyName> <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment> <MyType>Console</MyType> <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion> <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects> </PropertyGroup> <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' "> <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget> <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols> <DebugType>full</DebugType> <DefineDebug>true</DefineDebug> <DefineTrace>true</DefineTrace> <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath> <DocumentationFile>VBHelloWorld.xml</DocumentationFile> <NoWarn>42016,41999,42017,42018,42019,42032,42036,42020,42021,42022</NoWarn> </PropertyGroup> <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' "> <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget> <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType> <DefineDebug>false</DefineDebug> <DefineTrace>true</DefineTrace> <Optimize>true</Optimize> <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath> <DocumentationFile>VBHelloWorld.xml</DocumentationFile> <NoWarn>42016,41999,42017,42018,42019,42032,42036,42020,42021,42022</NoWarn> </PropertyGroup> <PropertyGroup> <OptionExplicit>On</OptionExplicit> </PropertyGroup> <PropertyGroup> <OptionCompare>Binary</OptionCompare> </PropertyGroup> <PropertyGroup> <OptionStrict>Off</OptionStrict> </PropertyGroup> <PropertyGroup> <OptionInfer>On</OptionInfer> </PropertyGroup> <ItemGroup> <Reference Include="System" /> <Reference Include="System.Data" /> <Reference Include="System.Deployment" /> <Reference Include="System.Xml" /> <Reference Include="System.Core" /> <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" /> <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" /> <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" /> </ItemGroup> <ItemGroup> <Import Include="Microsoft.VisualBasic" /> <Import Include="System" /> <Import Include="System.Collections" /> <Import Include="System.Collections.Generic" /> <Import Include="System.Data" /> <Import Include="System.Diagnostics" /> <Import Include="System.Linq" /> <Import Include="System.Xml.Linq" /> <Import Include="System.Threading.Tasks" /> </ItemGroup> <ItemGroup> <Compile Include="HelloWorld.vb" /> <Compile Include="My Project\AssemblyInfo.vb" /> <Compile Include="My Project\Application.Designer.vb"> <AutoGen>True</AutoGen> <DependentUpon>Application.myapp</DependentUpon> </Compile> <Compile Include="My Project\Resources.Designer.vb"> <AutoGen>True</AutoGen> <DesignTime>True</DesignTime> <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon> </Compile> <Compile Include="My Project\Settings.Designer.vb"> <AutoGen>True</AutoGen> <DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon> <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput> </Compile> </ItemGroup> <ItemGroup> <EmbeddedResource Include="My Project\Resources.resx"> <Generator>VbMyResourcesResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator> <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.vb</LastGenOutput> <CustomToolNamespace>My.Resources</CustomToolNamespace> <SubType>Designer</SubType> </EmbeddedResource> </ItemGroup> <ItemGroup> <None Include="My Project\Application.myapp"> <Generator>MyApplicationCodeGenerator</Generator> <LastGenOutput>Application.Designer.vb</LastGenOutput> </None> <None Include="My Project\Settings.settings"> <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator> <CustomToolNamespace>My</CustomToolNamespace> <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.vb</LastGenOutput> </None> <None Include="App.config" /> </ItemGroup> <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.VisualBasic.targets" /> <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets. <Target Name="BeforeBuild"> </Target> <Target Name="AfterBuild"> </Target> --> </Project>

Application.Designer.vb (in (root directory name)\VBHelloWorld\My Project):

'------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ' <auto-generated> ' This code was generated by a tool. ' Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000 ' ' Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if ' the code is regenerated. ' </auto-generated> '------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option Strict On Option Explicit On

Application.myapp (in (root directory name)\VBHelloWorld\My Project):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <MyApplicationData xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"> <MySubMain>false</MySubMain> <SingleInstance>false</SingleInstance> <ShutdownMode>0</ShutdownMode> <EnableVisualStyles>true</EnableVisualStyles> <AuthenticationMode>0</AuthenticationMode> <ApplicationType>2</ApplicationType> <SaveMySettingsOnExit>true</SaveMySettingsOnExit> </MyApplicationData>

AssemblyInfo.vb (in (root directory name)\VBHelloWorld\My Project):

Imports System Imports System.Reflection Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices ' General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following ' set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information ' associated with an assembly. ' Review the values of the assembly attributes <Assembly: AssemblyTitle("VBHelloWorld")> <Assembly: AssemblyDescription("")> <Assembly: AssemblyCompany("")> <Assembly: AssemblyProduct("VBHelloWorld")> <Assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2017")> <Assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")> <Assembly: ComVisible(False)> 'The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM <Assembly: Guid("137c362b-36ef-4c3e-84ab-f95082487a5a")> ' Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values: ' ' Major Version ' Minor Version ' Build Number ' Revision ' ' You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers ' by using the '*' as shown below: ' <Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")> <Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")> <Assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")>

Resources.Designer.vb (in (root directory name)\VBHelloWorld\My Project):

'------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ' <auto-generated> ' This code was generated by a tool. ' Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000 ' ' Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if ' the code is regenerated. ' </auto-generated> '------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option Strict On Option Explicit On Namespace My.Resources 'This class was auto-generated by the StronglyTypedResourceBuilder 'class via a tool like ResGen or Visual Studio. 'To add or remove a member, edit your .ResX file then rerun ResGen 'with the /str option, or rebuild your VS project. '''<summary> ''' A strongly-typed resource class, for looking up localized strings, etc. '''</summary> <Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "4.0.0.0"), _ Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), _ Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute(), _ Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.HideModuleNameAttribute()> _ Friend Module Resources Private resourceMan As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager Private resourceCulture As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo '''<summary> ''' Returns the cached ResourceManager instance used by this class. '''</summary> <Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _ Friend ReadOnly Property ResourceManager() As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager Get If Object.ReferenceEquals(resourceMan, Nothing) Then Dim temp As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager = New Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager("VBHelloWorld.Resources", GetType(Resources).Assembly) resourceMan = temp End If Return resourceMan End Get End Property '''<summary> ''' Overrides the current thread's CurrentUICulture property for all ''' resource lookups using this strongly typed resource class. '''</summary> <Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _ Friend Property Culture() As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo Get Return resourceCulture End Get Set(ByVal value As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo) resourceCulture = value End Set End Property End Module End Namespace

Resources.resx (in (root directory name)\VBHelloWorld\My Project):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <root> <!-- Microsoft ResX Schema Version 2.0 The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes associated with the data types. Example: ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ... <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader> <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader> <resheader name="reader">System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader> <resheader name="writer">System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, ...</resheader> <data name="Name1"><value>this is my long string</value><comment>this is a comment</comment></data> <data name="Color1" type="System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing">Blue</data> <data name="Bitmap1" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64"> <value>[base64 mime encoded serialized .NET Framework object]</value> </data> <data name="Icon1" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64"> <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value> <comment>This is a comment</comment> </data> There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple name/value pairs. Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the mimetype set. The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly: Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can read any of the formats listed below. mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 value : The object must be serialized with : System.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter : and then encoded with base64 encoding. mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64 value : The object must be serialized with : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter : and then encoded with base64 encoding. mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64 value : The object must be serialized into a byte array : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter : and then encoded with base64 encoding. --> <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata"> <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true"> <xsd:complexType> <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded"> <xsd:element name="metadata"> <xsd:complexType> <xsd:sequence> <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" /> </xsd:sequence> <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" /> <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" /> <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" /> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:element> <xsd:element name="assembly"> <xsd:complexType> <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" /> <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" /> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:element> <xsd:element name="data"> <xsd:complexType> <xsd:sequence> <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" /> <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" /> </xsd:sequence> <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="1" /> <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" /> <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" /> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:element> <xsd:element name="resheader"> <xsd:complexType> <xsd:sequence> <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" /> </xsd:sequence> <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" /> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:element> </xsd:choice> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:element> </xsd:schema> <resheader name="resmimetype"> <value>text/microsoft-resx</value> </resheader> <resheader name="version"> <value>2.0</value> </resheader> <resheader name="reader"> <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value> </resheader> <resheader name="writer"> <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value> </resheader> </root>

Settings.Designer.vb (in (root directory name)\VBHelloWorld\My Project):

'------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ' <auto-generated> ' This code was generated by a tool. ' Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000 ' ' Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if ' the code is regenerated. ' </auto-generated> '------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Option Strict On Option Explicit On Namespace My <Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute(), _ Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "11.0.0.0"), _ Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _ Partial Friend NotInheritable Class MySettings Inherits Global.System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase Private Shared defaultInstance As MySettings = CType(Global.System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(New MySettings), MySettings) #Region "My.Settings Auto-Save Functionality" #If _MyType = "WindowsForms" Then Private Shared addedHandler As Boolean Private Shared addedHandlerLockObject As New Object <Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _ Private Shared Sub AutoSaveSettings(ByVal sender As Global.System.Object, ByVal e As Global.System.EventArgs) If My.Application.SaveMySettingsOnExit Then My.Settings.Save() End If End Sub #End If #End Region Public Shared ReadOnly Property [Default]() As MySettings Get #If _MyType = "WindowsForms" Then If Not addedHandler Then SyncLock addedHandlerLockObject If Not addedHandler Then AddHandler My.Application.Shutdown, AddressOf AutoSaveSettings addedHandler = True End If End SyncLock End If #End If Return defaultInstance End Get End Property End Class End Namespace Namespace My <Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.HideModuleNameAttribute(), _ Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), _ Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()> _ Friend Module MySettingsProperty <Global.System.ComponentModel.Design.HelpKeywordAttribute("My.Settings")> _ Friend ReadOnly Property Settings() As Global.VBHelloWorld.My.MySettings Get Return Global.VBHelloWorld.My.MySettings.Default End Get End Property End Module End Namespace

Settings.settings (in (root directory name)\VBHelloWorld\My Project):

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?> <SettingsFile xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2004/01/settings" CurrentProfile="(Default)" UseMySettingsClassName="true"> <Profiles> <Profile Name="(Default)" /> </Profiles> <Settings /> </SettingsFile>