I just added a new set of commands to the PowerCommands for Reflector project.  They are now 3 new commands that make it easier to open a .resources file in Visual Studio (supports VS 2005, 2008 and 2010).  The command is useful when you want to get at multiple resources embedded in a .resources file.  Instead of writing my own editor/viewer/extractor I thought VS would make more sense (and be a lot less work on my part).

In order to enable the commands, you’ll need to do the following:

1.  Go to the View menu –> Options…

2.  Choose Power Commands from the listing

3.  In the command listing, scroll down and check the options you want turned on – there are 3 versions of VS supported so there are 3 options. 

NOTE: Don’t forget to verify the Program Files directory – it is used to launch the devenv.exe.

4.  Click OK

Now when you right click on a resource that is a .resources file, you will get the option on the context menu to Open in Visual Studio.