Setting background in XML format in Visual Studio 2010

Question

I asked this question in chat rooms tagged with Android but it turns out they didn't encounter this before, and I cannot find specific question either on Google so I think this is a valid point to post this as a question here.

The problem is, if I refer to an XML file format as android:background="@drawable/bg", I got compilation error saying:

No resource found that matches the given name (at 'background' with value '@drawable/bg').

But if I put some file like for e.g ".png" or ".jpg", it compiles well. Sounds like it does not recognize the file as a valid drawable? Either if I put that file in other location, its just don't compile.

This is the bg.xml contains:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:shape="rectangle">
  <corners android:radius="2dp" />
  <stroke
      android:width="1dp"
      android:color="#fff" />
</shape>

What am I doing wrong?

Edit:

I've create the "res" and "drawable" folders by myself because it's not default in this kind of environment.

Answer 1

Set the Build Action property of item bg.xml to DrawableResource.

Answer 2

I am also facing this problem in VS 2013. Then i do this.. In the solution explorer click on drawable folder and check if your image exists here or not. If not then right click on drawable folder and click add-> existing item and then add your Image here.