I'm trying to implement multiple languages in portal starter kit!

1st

I made Configuration an abstract class with virtual methods.

2st

i made 4 classes ConfigurationPor, ConfigurationEng, ConfigurationEsp and ConfigurationFra witch each one implements an abstract class Configuration. This is because the xml I want to read is different.

It appears that now, I just to Implement the ascx and aspx files with the Configuration I want.

I'm portuguese, so sorry about my english!

Now the question?

Do I Make any sense doing this???
Is there other way to make this?

Regards
João Martins

The best idea is to know about resource files. it is .resx file in .net. Let me give u little idea about how it will work.

store all your static strings in .resx files. and whenever you want to display some contents pull it from resource file. All contents will come from database which can be saved in any language. (It will be saved in default localization language). now according this, suppose you have one button on web and you need to display "ãããããã", then store this string in .resx file and at the time of showing this button, pull this string from file and assign the value to appropriate variable. The best thing for using this is suppose, you want this site to be displayed in french, then you just need another .resx file which will be having all the same strings written in french. and the whole site will be seen in french.

Could you explain a little more on this?

With ConfigurationPor,ConfigurationEsp,ConfigurationFra... deriving from Configuration I Finally get there!
I did this, put the lang in Cache and voila, the language stays! even when i 'm administrating the portal!

thanks for your help!

Can you show me how you did this? I sure would appreciate it. Did you put a control on the default page for the user to select a language?

 

Thanks

 

Dave

Hi Dave

It's a bit complicated to explain, but i will do my best.

1 step

- DesktopPortalBanner.ascx

Add 2 or more imagebuttons with the flags you want to implement

2 step

- Configuration.cs

Make abstract the Configuration class
Make abstract the SaveSiteSettings() Method
Remove static method GetSiteSettings() (This method will be necessary later)

Make many classes as the languages as you want.

- for a Portuguese language example:

Make a class that inherits Configuration

public Class ConfigurationPor : Configuration

this class as two methods
1- public static GetSiteSettings()
2- public override SaveSiteSettings()

this class points for an individual xml (PortalCfgPor.xml) each Configuration points to individual XML Config File

3- Step
Inside the if in GetSiteSettings and inside the if in SaveSiteSettings add the code:

HttpContext.Current.Cache.Insert("PortalLang","por");

this is because you need the lang setting to know the lang you use

4- Step

- DesktopPortalBanner.ascx

Method ClickEvent on the flag
add the folow lines of code to do enter in a different language

Cache.Remove("SiteSettings");

ConfigurationFra.GetSiteSettings();

Response.Redirect(Request.RawUrl);

If you are getting it i will continue...
this is not all...

João Martins

The code before is not 100% correct, there was a bug, that I already resolved, if anyone goes to implement the same thing, I will explain again.

Rergards

João Martins

Hi Joao, 

 I m trying to implement the same , can just help me out.

Thanks 

I have created a new project called Language Resources that may help. http://languageresources.codeplex.com/