Best way to localized applications in .NET 2.0?

[cyberjoe]

Hi,

I would like to ask you what is the best way to localize applications in .NET 2.0 and
how Microsoft do it in Vista?
cyberjoe

[sedgey]

well the recommended way in asp.net is to use .resx (resource files)files so for each page or usercontrol you would also have a corresponding resource file, in asp.net 2.0 you can also have application level resources. These are typically compiled into a .dll file and then you add a mechanism which tells the application which language or culture the application runs in. Heres a good video and some others about localization in ASP.NET 2.0

http://asp.net/learn/howdoi/default.aspx?tabid=63

as to Vista, I dont know exactly although in XP and winforms you can also use resources and set the UI culture programatically

[Byaptia]

Hi,
I think the “Localizing Web Applications with ASP.NET 2.0” article on
http://aspalliance.com/868_Localizing_Web_Applications_with_ASPNET_20.all may be helpful in this discussion.

This popular white paper is written by a software engineer from our organization Mindfire Solutions (http://www.mindfiresolutions.com).

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Cheers,
Byapti