Resources: How to retrieve localized resource?

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Hi,

I've created a class library assembly containing several string resource
files, like:

- TableColumns.re sx
- TableColumns.de .resx
- General.resx
- General.de.resx

I don't know how to address each of these having automatic language
fall-back enabled.

If I write...

new
ResourceManager ("TableColumns" ,...GetExecutin gAssembly()).Ge tString("someID ");

....I always only get strings from TableColumns.re sx, but not from
TableColumns.de .resx, although CurrentCulture. Name yields "Germany".

What am I doing wrong?

TIA,
Axel Dahmen

[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

Hi Axel,

For the resource retrieving question you mentioned, it is due to the
"ResourceManage r.GetString" has two versions, one take a single string
input parameter which will retrieve the resource string depend on your
application's current Culture setting. This can be configured by setting
currrent Thread's UICulture. e.g.

=========
//set the UICulture first
CultureInfo culture = new CultureInfo("de-De");
System.Threadin g.CurrentThread .CurrentUICultu re = culture;

//use ResourceManager to retrieve string
========

the following article also mention this:

#Internationali ze Your ASP.NET Applications (Part 2 of 3)
http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/6999

Or if you want to supply the CultureInfo(det ermine which culture specific)
when loading the resource item, you can use another signature of the
"GetString" method:

#ResourceManage r.GetString Method (String, CultureInfo)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...55(VS.71).aspx

therefore, the resource loading is depend on the second "CultureInf o"
parameter instance.

Here are some other reference on .NET localization:

#Resources in Applications
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...5x(VS.71).aspx

#Resources and Localization Using the .NET Framework SDK
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...21(VS.71).aspx

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead

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>From: =?Utf-8?B?QXhlbCBEYWh tZW4=?= <ke********@new sgroup.nospam>
Subject: Resources: How to retrieve localized resource?
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:06:01 -0800

>
Hi,

I've created a class library assembly containing several string resource
files, like:

- TableColumns.re sx
- TableColumns.de .resx
- General.resx
- General.de.resx

I don't know how to address each of these having automatic language
fall-back enabled.

If I write...

new
ResourceManage r("TableColumns ",...GetExecuti ngAssembly()).G etString("someI D

");

>
...I always only get strings from TableColumns.re sx, but not from
TableColumns.d e.resx, although CurrentCulture. Name yields "Germany".

What am I doing wrong?

TIA,
Axel Dahmen

[Axel Dahmen]

Hi Steven,

thanks for your reply.

As you can see from my original posting I've been using the one-parameter version of GetString(). Still it's just getting the neutral version. Is there anything wrong with my code below?

AFAIK, .NET 2.0 (in contrast to .NET 1.0) automatically sets the current thread's CurrentCulture property. Am I wrong with this assumption?

TIA,
Axel Dahmen

--------------------
"Steven Cheng[MSFT]" <st*****@online .microsoft.coms chrieb im Newsbeitrag news:mI******** ******@TK2MSFTN GHUB02.phx.gbl. ..

Hi Axel,

For the resource retrieving question you mentioned, it is due to the
"ResourceManage r.GetString" has two versions, one take a single string
input parameter which will retrieve the resource string depend on your
application's current Culture setting. This can be configured by setting
currrent Thread's UICulture. e.g.

=========
//set the UICulture first
CultureInfo culture = new CultureInfo("de-De");
System.Threadin g.CurrentThread .CurrentUICultu re = culture;

//use ResourceManager to retrieve string
========

the following article also mention this:

#Internationali ze Your ASP.NET Applications (Part 2 of 3)
http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/6999

Or if you want to supply the CultureInfo(det ermine which culture specific)
when loading the resource item, you can use another signature of the
"GetString" method:

#ResourceManage r.GetString Method (String, CultureInfo)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...55(VS.71).aspx

therefore, the resource loading is depend on the second "CultureInf o"
parameter instance.

Here are some other reference on .NET localization:

#Resources in Applications
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...5x(VS.71).aspx

#Resources and Localization Using the .NET Framework SDK
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...21(VS.71).aspx

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead



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From: =?Utf-8?B?QXhlbCBEYWh tZW4=?= <ke********@new sgroup.nospam>
Subject: Resources: How to retrieve localized resource?
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:06:01 -0800

Hi,

I've created a class library assembly containing several string resource
files, like:

- TableColumns.re sx
- TableColumns.de .resx
- General.resx
- General.de.resx

I don't know how to address each of these having automatic language
fall-back enabled.

If I write...

new
ResourceManager ("TableColumns" ,...GetExecutin gAssembly()).Ge tString("someID

");

...I always only get strings from TableColumns.re sx, but not from
TableColumns.de .resx, although CurrentCulture. Name yields "Germany".

What am I doing wrong?

TIA,
Axel Dahmen

[=?Utf-8?B?QXhlbCBEYWhtZW4=?=]

Perhaps the source code might help finding the problem. Here's the (test) code:

---------
string str;

str = System.Threadin g.Thread.Curren tThread.Current Culture.ToStrin g(); //
yields "de-DE"

str = new
ResourceManager ("MyProject.Cla sses.Ressources .TableColumns", System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly()).GetString (tableName
+ "." + columnName); // erroneously yields an English expression

System.Threadin g.Thread.Curren tThread.Current Culture = new
System.Globaliz ation.CultureIn fo("de-DE");

str = new
ResourceManager ("MyProject.Cla sses.Ressources .TableColumns", System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly()).GetString (tableName
+ "." + columnName); // still yields an English expression
---------

Both, class and resource files reside in a class library project
("MyProject.Cla sses") in a folder called "Ressources ":

MyProject.Class es
|-- Ressources
|-- GetMultiLanguag eTexts.cs
|-- TableColumns.de .resx
|-- TableColumns.re sx
|-- ...

[=?Utf-8?B?QXhlbCBEYWhtZW4=?=]

Hi Steven,

I've found out what the problem was (or is):

ASP.NET doesn't automatically add the UICulture="auto " attribute to the
@Page directive. I needed to add this attribute manually.

Strange, but here we go... Now everything works as expected.

Thanks again for trying to help.

Best regards,
www.axeldahmen.de
Axel Dahmen

--------------------
"Steven Cheng[MSFT]" wrote:

Hi Axel,

For the resource retrieving question you mentioned, it is due to the
"ResourceManage r.GetString" has two versions, one take a single string
input parameter which will retrieve the resource string depend on your
application's current Culture setting. This can be configured by setting
currrent Thread's UICulture. e.g.

=========
//set the UICulture first
CultureInfo culture = new CultureInfo("de-De");
System.Threadin g.CurrentThread .CurrentUICultu re = culture;

//use ResourceManager to retrieve string
========

the following article also mention this:

#Internationali ze Your ASP.NET Applications (Part 2 of 3)
http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/6999

Or if you want to supply the CultureInfo(det ermine which culture specific)
when loading the resource item, you can use another signature of the
"GetString" method:

#ResourceManage r.GetString Method (String, CultureInfo)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...55(VS.71).aspx

therefore, the resource loading is depend on the second "CultureInf o"
parameter instance.

Here are some other reference on .NET localization:

#Resources in Applications
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...5x(VS.71).aspx

#Resources and Localization Using the .NET Framework SDK
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...21(VS.71).aspx

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead

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handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by contacting
Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at
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From: =?Utf-8?B?QXhlbCBEYWh tZW4=?= <ke********@new sgroup.nospam>
Subject: Resources: How to retrieve localized resource?
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:06:01 -0800

Hi,

I've created a class library assembly containing several string resource
files, like:

- TableColumns.re sx
- TableColumns.de .resx
- General.resx
- General.de.resx

I don't know how to address each of these having automatic language
fall-back enabled.

If I write...

new
ResourceManager ("TableColumns" ,...GetExecutin gAssembly()).Ge tString("someID

");

...I always only get strings from TableColumns.re sx, but not from
TableColumns.de .resx, although CurrentCulture. Name yields "Germany".

What am I doing wrong?

TIA,
Axel Dahmen

[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

Thanks for your reply Axel,

Glad that you've figured it out. BTW, I haven't expected that your code is
used in ASP.NET web app context and assumed that you used it in winform
app. That's why I just ask you check the Thread's Current Culture settings.

Thanks again for posting!

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead
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>Subject: RE: Resources: How to retrieve localized resource?
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 11:05:00 -0800

>Hi Steven,

I've found out what the problem was (or is):

ASP.NET doesn't automatically add the UICulture="auto " attribute to the
@Page directive. I needed to add this attribute manually.

Strange, but here we go... Now everything works as expected.

Thanks again for trying to help.

Best regards,
www.axeldahmen.de
Axel Dahmen

--------------------
"Steven Cheng[MSFT]" wrote:

>Hi Axel,

For the resource retrieving question you mentioned, it is due to the
"ResourceManag er.GetString" has two versions, one take a single string
input parameter which will retrieve the resource string depend on your
application' s current Culture setting. This can be configured by setting
currrent Thread's UICulture. e.g.

=========
//set the UICulture first
CultureInfo culture = new CultureInfo("de-De");
System.Threadi ng.CurrentThrea d.CurrentUICult ure = culture;

//use ResourceManager to retrieve string
========

the following article also mention this:

#International ize Your ASP.NET Applications (Part 2 of 3)
http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/6999

Or if you want to supply the CultureInfo(det ermine which culture

specific)

>when loading the resource item, you can use another signature of the
"GetString" method:

#ResourceManag er.GetString Method (String, CultureInfo)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...55(VS.71).aspx

therefore, the resource loading is depend on the second "CultureInf o"
parameter instance.

Here are some other reference on .NET localization:

#Resources in Applications
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...5x(VS.71).aspx

#Resources and Localization Using the .NET Framework SDK
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...21(VS.71).aspx

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead

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>ications.

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issues

>where an initial response from the community or a Microsoft Support
Engineer within 1 business day is acceptable. Please note that each

follow

>up response may take approximately 2 business days as the support
professional working with you may need further investigation to reach

the

>most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for

situations

>that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex
project analysis and dump analysis issues. Issues of this nature are

best

>handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by

contacting

>Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscripti...t/default.aspx.

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rights.

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>From: =?Utf-8?B?QXhlbCBEYWh tZW4=?= <ke********@new sgroup.nospam>
Subject: Resources: How to retrieve localized resource?
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:06:01 -0800

>
Hi,

I've created a class library assembly containing several string

resource

>files, like:

- TableColumns.re sx
- TableColumns.de .resx
- General.resx
- General.de.resx

I don't know how to address each of these having automatic language
fall-back enabled.

If I write...

new

ResourceManage r("TableColumns ",...GetExecuti ngAssembly()).G etString("someI D

>");

>
...I always only get strings from TableColumns.re sx, but not from
TableColumns.d e.resx, although CurrentCulture. Name yields "Germany".

What am I doing wrong?

TIA,
Axel Dahmen