Hi, I have an XP SP2, .net framework 1.1 SP1. An html/css interface using jscripts in which I create ActiveX objects and present a dialog using the appropriate language set by the user on that machine. Those ActiveX object are C++ COM dlls which call other COM dlls, some of them are managed ...more >>

Hi, I need an urgent answer to the following question/problem: 1. I have a MS Excel (it's MS Office 2003) file with text strings in German, French, Spanish, and English. The strings are translations for a non-Unicode enable proprietary software. Therefore, I need to make sure that they are no...more >>

I have tried to sort Vietnamese words after setting the Culture property, but the result is still in wrong order. Code: Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo("vi-VN"); string[] words = txtbox.SelectedText.Split('\n'); Array.Sort(words); as is implemented in VietPad...more >>

Hi, I have a localized application with an js UI which calls C++ COM dlls. It is localized. On CHT calling create instance on one of the dlls is hanging for 13 minutes while on other languages it is fine. The problem is also not reproducable in an earlier version while there are no obvious ...more >>

Hi! I think the MSDN docu uses in many places the word "characters" while it really means "codepoint". For example the docu of "MultiByteToWideChar": <quote> Parameter "cchWideChar": Specifies the size, in wide characters... </quote> There are no such thing like "wide characters"; t...more >>

Hi, Due to a user selection (dropdownlist) of the language I have to use the Explicit localization. As I am using GridView controls I would like to be able to bind the column header (HeaderText Property) to an entry in .resx file.... It seems that I can't do it like: Headertext= "<%$ Reso...more >>

Hi, I made a complete webshop application that I have to multilanguage-enable. The Web application is based on a master page and user controls where I putted a DropDownList control filled with the languages that I want to be available. I understood that because of that I have to use the Exp...more >>

I am finding an issue with the current DropDownList and ListBox ASP.NET Web Controls. I had a system set up for Arabic and a string that I put into a drop down had a number. The letters were being displayed in Arabic but the numbers were Latin. In other parts of my app ,Arabic numerals would ...more >>

I'm writing a service. It seems I'm supposed to create a separate resource, because if I try to use the default resource with the name of the project, the VS Studio puts up very nasty message: "Don't touch me, or I'll kill you and everyone you ever met!" So, I add a resource file and make...more >>

hi! In VB.net windows forms,i have a checklistbox on one tab and when i move to next tab ,the checkitem in the first tab clears.why? give a solution? *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***...more >>

We have all of our text in one resource text file per language. It's getting large and hard to manage. What are the best practices for breaking up large resource files in ASP.NET? ...more >>

I was storing my text strings in <page>.aspx.resx but I have since found that if you use a visual designer (datasets in particular) it clears out anything you manually put in there. So, I have taken to creating a new resx file called <page>.en.resx, which of course leaves the problem that i...more >>

Hello, all! I have question about String.Format method. There are two variants: public static string Format(string, params object[]); and public static string Format(IFormatProvider, string, params object[]); What happens if i will use String.Format("{0} and {1}", "one", "two") instead o...more >>

I try to open a project , and get the following message: "open the application because the web server on this computer is not running. Start the web server before proceeding". I went to the administative tools -> internet information services -> web sites > default web site -> and activated ...more >>

Hi I've created my webapp on my local computer, and it all works fine. The numbers are formatted as appropriate for my country (eg. 10 000 for ten thousand). But when I upload to my server in the US, the format changes to the American system (10,000 for ten thousand). I've heard that you ca...more >>

I have a strange issue where some non-English, but Latin characters are rendering impropertly in my browsers (both IE and Firefox, for example). The underlying HTML code--whose source is a RSS XML feed that also looks clean--reads: Abéché But instead, the browsers render: Abéché ...more >>

Hi All, I am trying to install MUI on my windows xp professional machine for supporting Indian languages like Telugu , Hindi But when I see Multilingual User Interface pack CD it contains the following links only. Windows® XP Multilingual User Interface Pack, Disc 1 (French, Ge...more >>

Is codepage 1252 available on all windows OS's in all languages? If not is there a standard 7 bit charset that could be used and will always work on all OS's? Bob ...more >>

Hey y'all! Is there an easy way to get the regional setting (language) of the system *after* the app has instantiated and possibly changed the current culture? -- Brad Eck <a href="http://www.sitesdynamic.com">SitesDynamic</a> <a href="http://www.basketsetcetera.com">Baskets Etcetera</a>...more >>

Hi, Does anyone know if there is a way to for instance modify the Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture or Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture to make parsing of strings to numbers (gui input) work with both '.' and ',' as a decimal separator? And when numbers parsed to strings just one of ...more >>

How do I know what Keyboard Mapping was choosen? Thanks JH ...more >>

Hi, Does anyone have any good references, guides, best practices, musings or examples of how to create a database that stores data from different users and user languages from all over the world. I understand .net Localization and how and when to use Resource files and how to display multi...more >>