Race to Linux - Race 3: Reports Starter Kit using Mono SqlServer/Firebird

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.SessionState;
using System.Threading;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Resources;
using System.Reflection;

namespace ASPNET.StarterKit.Reports 
{
	public class Global : System.Web.HttpApplication
	{
		// Configuation constants used for retrieving application setting values from the
		// web.config file.
		public const string CfgKeyConnString = "ConnectionString";
		public const string CfgKeyProvider = "DataProvider";

		public Global()
		{
			InitializeComponent();
		}	

		protected void Application_BeginRequest(Object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			// For each request initialize the culture values with
			// the user language as specified by the browser.
			try 
			{
				Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture(Request.UserLanguages[0]);
			}
			catch(Exception) 
			{
				// provide fallback for not supported languages.
				Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo("en-us");
			}

			Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;

			// This statement causes all future currency values displayed by the application 
			// to use "$" as the currency symbol regardless of the current culture.
			CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.NumberFormat.CurrencySymbol = "$";
		}

		//*********************************************************************
		//
		// GetApplicationPath Method
		//
		// This method returns the correct relative path when installing
		// the portal on a root web site instead of virtual directory
		//
		//*********************************************************************

		public static string GetApplicationPath(HttpRequest request) 
		{
			string path = string.Empty;
			try 
			{
				if(request.ApplicationPath != "/")
					path = request.ApplicationPath;
			}
			catch (Exception e)
			{
				throw e;
			}
			return path;
		}

		#region Web Form Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{    
		}
		#endregion
	}
}