Creating Multilingual Websites - Part 1

Karl Seguin

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Extend the existing globalization capabilities of .NET to create flexible and powerful multilgual web sites. First, create a custom ResourceManager, and then create custom localized-capable server controls to easily deploy multilingual functionality.

samplelocalizationsite.zip
- SampleLocalizationSite
  - AssemblyInfo.vb
  - bin
    - en-CA
      - SampleLocalizationSite.resources.dll
    - fr-CA
      - SampleLocalizationSite.resources.dll
    - SampleLocalizationSite.dll
  - Global.asax
  - Global.asax.resx
  - Global.asax.vb
  - index.aspx
  - index.aspx.resx
  - index.aspx.vb
  - Resource.en-CA.resx
  - Resource.fr-CA.resx
  - Resource.resx
  - SampleLocalizationSite.vbproj
  - SampleLocalizationSite.vbproj.webinfo
  - Web.config
localizedsample.zip
- LocalizedSample
  - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - bin
    - Localization.dll
    - LocalizedSample.dll
  - Global.asax
  - Global.asax.cs
  - Global.asax.resx
  - index.aspx
  - index.aspx.cs
  - index.aspx.resx
  - language
    - en-CA
      - Resource.xml
    - fr-CA
      - Resource.xml
  - Localization
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        Localization.dll
    - ILocalized.cs
    - Localization.csproj
    - Localization.csproj.user
    - Localization.sln
    - LocalizationConfiguration.cs
    - LocalizedButton.cs
    - LocalizedCheckBox.cs
    - LocalizedGenericControl.cs
    - LocalizedLinkButton.cs
    - LocalizedLiteral.cs
    - LocalizedValidators.cs
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        temp
        
        TempPE
    - ResourceManager.cs
  - LocalizedSample.csproj
  - LocalizedSample.csproj.webinfo
  - LocalizedSample.resharperoptions
  - LocalizedSample.sln
  - Web.config
localizedsamplevb.zip
- LocalizedSampleVB
  - _ReSharper.LocalizedSampleVB
    - __cachecheck
    - IModuleManager
      - __cachecheck
      - 0
    - IPersistenceManager
      - __cachecheck
      - 0
    - SymbolCache
      - __cachecheck
      - 17
      - 18
      - 19
      - 20
      - 21
      - 22
      - 23
      - 24
      - 25
      - 26
      - 27
      - 28
    - WordIndex
      - __cachecheck
  - AssemblyInfo.vb
  - bin
    - Localization.dll
    - LocalizedSampleVB.dll
  - Global.asax
  - Global.asax.resx
  - Global.asax.vb
  - index.aspx
  - index.aspx.resx
  - index.aspx.vb
  - language
    - en-CA
      - Resource.xml
    - fr-CA
      - Resource.xml
  - Localization
    - AssemblyInfo.vb
    - bin
      - Localization.dll
    - ILocalized.vb
    - Localization.vbproj
    - Localization.vbproj.user
    - LocalizationConfiguration.vb
    - LocalizedButton.vb
    - LocalizedCheckBox.vb
    - LocalizedGenericControl.vb
    - LocalizedLinkButton.vb
    - LocalizedLiteral.vb
    - LocalizedValidators.vb
    - ResourceManager.vb
  - LocalizedSampleVB.resharperoptions
  - LocalizedSampleVB.sln
  - LocalizedSampleVB.vbproj
  - LocalizedSampleVB.vbproj.webinfo
  - Web.config

Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 8.00
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "LocalizedSample", "http://localhost/LocalizedSample/LocalizedSample.csproj", "{D10C19FC-8A7A-433E-A216-216134D5D8B5}"
	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
	EndProjectSection
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Localization", "Localization\Localization.csproj", "{ECDEE937-C75C-424D-8048-BA143318BF4D}"
	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
	EndProjectSection
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution
		Debug = Debug
		Release = Release
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfiguration) = postSolution
		{D10C19FC-8A7A-433E-A216-216134D5D8B5}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|.NET
		{D10C19FC-8A7A-433E-A216-216134D5D8B5}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|.NET
		{D10C19FC-8A7A-433E-A216-216134D5D8B5}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|.NET
		{D10C19FC-8A7A-433E-A216-216134D5D8B5}.Release.Build.0 = Release|.NET
		{ECDEE937-C75C-424D-8048-BA143318BF4D}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|.NET
		{ECDEE937-C75C-424D-8048-BA143318BF4D}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|.NET
		{ECDEE937-C75C-424D-8048-BA143318BF4D}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|.NET
		{ECDEE937-C75C-424D-8048-BA143318BF4D}.Release.Build.0 = Release|.NET
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityAddIns) = postSolution
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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Creating Multilingual Websites - Part 1

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