Hi All,

We are developing a call centre web application. The client now requesting it in a multilingual application. But we are using the resource file concept (.Resources) for storing the Key and value (english key, and respective language text). That is while opening of each form we will iterate all the control and change its texts into the respective multilingual text reading from the resource file generated by us.

But my doubt is , whether is this the right method to develop a Multilingual Web Site ? or any other way to achieve the same...

I heard, the with the use of Satelitte assemblies, we can develop multilingual applications, but i have no idea about that.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in Advance.

With Best Regards,

Gopi. V

You do not need to iterate through all controls and set its text using code. You just write text as:

For utilizing Local Resource File (one that is in App_LocalResources folder):

<asp:Localize ID="locTest" runat="server" Text="<%$Resources:Test %>"></asp:Localize>

For utilizing Global Resource File (one that is in App_GlobalResources folder):

<asp:Localize ID="locTest" runat="server" Text="<%$Resources:Common,Test %>"></asp:Localize>

Where Common is name of your Global Resource file.

For more information, Refer to:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/c6zyy3s9.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa478974.aspx

Hi... I forget to mention one important thing. We are using .Net 1.1 for our development.

Your comments will be valid if we using above .net framework 2.0.

Anyhow thanks for you quick response.

Best Regards,

Gopi V

Why are you still using 1.1? Why can't you update to 2.0/3.0/3.5?

I suggest that you get a copy of DotNet Internationalisation see:

• http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321341384
• http://accu.org/index.php?module=bookreviews&func=search&rid=602

Also go to his web site www.guysmithferrier.com

Also his presentation http://www.guysmithferrier.com/downloads/teni18n.pdf

The book is available online at Safari books at http://safari.oreilly.com/0321341384