"David Thielen" <thielen@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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> Hi;
>
> Is there a good url somewhere that walks through how to localize the
> resources in a C# forms app?
>
> --
> thanks - dave
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>

"Linda Liu[MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> You may refer to the following MSDN document for a walkthrough on how to
> localize a WinForm appliation:
>
> 'Walkthrough: Localizing Windows Forms'
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/y99d1cd3(VS.80).aspx
>
> Hope this helps.
> If you have any question, please feel free to let me know.
>
> Sincerely,
> Linda Liu
> Microsoft Online Community Support
>
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"Linda Liu[MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> > Is there a way to do this where the form controls use the resx file?
>
> Sorry that I don't understand your question exactly. Could you please
> explain more?
>
> >  And to have ti create the resx files with all the needed string entries
> so we can then just go in to those files and translate the text?
>
> Yes, we have to create .resx files to contain all texts that need to be
> localized.
>
> Sincerely,
> Linda Liu
> Microsoft Online Community Support
>
>

"Linda Liu[MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> Thank you for your reply!
>
> Yes, what you expected can be done definitely.
>
> In fact, the best practice of localizing a WinForm application is like the
> following:
>
> 1. Use VS IDE to create WinForms in the application and make each form
> localizable, i.e. set the Localizable property of the form to true and
> build the WinForm application project.
>
> 2. When you want the application support another culture later, you can use
> Windows Forms Resource Editor(Winres.exe) to edit the .resx files, e.g.
> Form1.resx. Translate the resource text into another language, e.g. German,
> and save this resx file in German culture, which produces a Form1.de.resx
> file in the same folder where the Form1.resx resides.
>
> 3. Use Resgen.exe tool to convert Form1.de.resx file to
> ProjectNamespace.Form1.de.resources file(Note, the .resources file should
> have a full name so that the resource could be accessed by the executable
> later). For example, type the following command in the VS2005 command
> prompt:
>
> Resgen Form1.de.resx WindowsApplication1.Form1.de.resources
>
> 4. Bind all .resources files for a specified culture into a statellite
> assembly using AL.exe tool. For example, you create Form1.de.resources and
> Form2.de.resources files, then you need to bind both the two *.de.resources
> files into a statellite assembly for the culture German. For example, type
> the following command in the VS2005 command prompt:
>
> AL /t:lib /embed:WindowsApplication1.Form1.de.resources
> /embed:WindowsApplication1.Form2.de.resources /culture:de
> /out:WindowsApplication1.resources.dll
>
> 5. Copy the generated satellite assembly
> 'WindowsApplication1.resources.dll' into a subdirectory named 'de' under
> the folder that the executable resides.
>
> As you can see, we needn't re-compile the existing WinForm application
> project to support another culture.
>
> Hope this helps.
> If you have any question, please feel free to let me know.
>
> Sincerely,
> Linda Liu
> Microsoft Online Community Support
>
>

> Bingo - exactly what I needed. thanks.
>
> --
> thanks - dave
> david_at_windward_dot_nethttp://www.windwardreports.com
>
> Cubicle Wars -http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm
>
>
>
> "Linda Liu[MSFT]" wrote:
> > Hi Dave,
>
> > Thank you for your reply!
>
> > Yes, what you expected can be done definitely.
>
> > In fact, the best practice of localizing a WinForm application is like the
> > following:
>
> > 1. Use VS IDE to create WinForms in the application and make each form
> > localizable, i.e. set the Localizable property of the form to true and
> > build the WinForm application project.
>
> > 2. When you want the application support another culture later, you can use
> > Windows Forms Resource Editor(Winres.exe) to edit the .resx files, e.g.
> > Form1.resx. Translate the resource text into another language, e.g. German,
> > and save this resx file in German culture, which produces a Form1.de.resx
> > file in the same folder where the Form1.resx resides.
>
> > 3. Use Resgen.exe tool to convert Form1.de.resx file to
> > ProjectNamespace.Form1.de.resources file(Note, the .resources file should
> > have a full name so that the resource could be accessed by the executable
> > later). For example, type the following command in the VS2005 command
> > prompt:
>
> > Resgen Form1.de.resx WindowsApplication1.Form1.de.resources
>
> > 4. Bind all .resources files for a specified culture into a statellite
> > assembly using AL.exe tool. For example, you create Form1.de.resources and
> > Form2.de.resources files, then you need to bind both the two *.de.resources
> > files into a statellite assembly for the culture German. For example, type
> > the following command in the VS2005 command prompt:
>
> > AL /t:lib /embed:WindowsApplication1.Form1.de.resources
> > /embed:WindowsApplication1.Form2.de.resources /culture:de
> > /out:WindowsApplication1.resources.dll
>
> > 5. Copy the generated satellite assembly
> > 'WindowsApplication1.resources.dll' into a subdirectory named 'de' under
> > the folder that the executable resides.
>
> > As you can see, we needn't re-compile the existing WinForm application
> > project to support another culture.
>
> > Hope this helps.
> > If you have any question, please feel free to let me know.
>
> > Sincerely,
> > Linda Liu
> > Microsoft Online Community Support- Hide quoted text -
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