Run CustomTool PublicResXFileCodeGenerator outside Visual Studio

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I have a resx file that only contains strings. When I edit this file in VS2022, the Resources.Designer.cs file is updated to match the resx file contents.

I have a tool that updates the resx (xml file) and I would like the designer file to match. I believe the designer file is created/updated by running the associated custom tool. In this case, the custom tool is PublicResXFileCodeGenerator.

I can use resgen.exe to create the designer file, and this works OK, but the tool version for resgen is 4.0.0.0, whereas, if I generate the file from VS2022, the tool version is 17.0.0.0.

How can I run the custom tool used by Visual Studio, but without loading Visual Studio and manually running the tool?

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