Re: How to build the multi-language application?

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Thank you, where can find the samples?

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" wrote:

"yxq" <gayxq@xxxxxxx> schrieb:
I want to build the multi-language application with the xml file, how
to
do? could anyone tell a sample?

Why not use 'My.Resources' and custom "Resources.<culture name>.resx"
files
(which will be compiled and embedded automatically when building the
project)?

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Short description on how I do it, this could help for a start :
- I add a resource file for each language, for instance English.Resx,
Dutch.Resx, etc....

- I add all components which do have a Text property, such as labels for
instance... but you can also add standard strings to use in msgboxes...
Example : in Resource File : column Name "btnAdd" (this is the same in
all resource files),
value "Add..." of course different value in other languages.

- Some code then in a separate module to open the resource file and read it
Declaration :
'Application Language
Public rm As Resources.ResourceManager

'Function
Public Function getRMValue(ByVal strValue As String)
Dim strLanguage As String

If IsNothing(rm) Then
'Get system language
strLanguage =
System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.ToString.ToUpper.Substring(0,
2)

'Set resource manager
If strLanguage = "EN" Then
rm = My.Resources.English.ResourceManager
Else
rm = My.Resources.Dutch.ResourceManager
End If
End If

getRMValue = rm.GetString(strValue)
End Function

- In the forms :
btnAdd.text = getRMValue("btnAdd")

Hope this helps a bit
Phil


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