Where do I set CurrentUICulture

[Ken]

Hello,

I am trying to learn how to build a localizable windows application
and am having trouble getting alternate languages to display when if
stop hardcoding the culture settings. The line where I hard code the
CurrentUICulture is in the form's constructor and is like:

Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo("pt-BR");

When this line is present, the form displays in Portuguese.

However, once I comment out this line, I always see English, and never
the other languages. I'm trying to display the Portuguese form
without hardcoding the culture setting.

I think this is related. The variable
"System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture " always returns the
value "en-US". I am guessing that if the value of this variable
changes, then so would the localized resourced file used in my
application.

Where in the Win2000 OS do I change this value? I was thinking it
would be under Regional Options in the Control Panel, but nothing I
change seems to affect that variable.

Thanks,
-- Ken

[CT]

Ken,

Here's what the MSDN help doc says:

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When a thread is started, its UI culture is initially determined by using
GetUserDefaultUILanguage from the Windows API
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--
Carsten Thomsen
Enterprise Development with Visual Studio .NET, UML, and MSF
http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=105
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Hello,

I am trying to learn how to build a localizable windows application
and am having trouble getting alternate languages to display when if
stop hardcoding the culture settings. The line where I hard code the
CurrentUICulture is in the form's constructor and is like:

Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo("pt-BR");

When this line is present, the form displays in Portuguese.

However, once I comment out this line, I always see English, and never
the other languages. I'm trying to display the Portuguese form
without hardcoding the culture setting.

I think this is related. The variable
"System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture " always returns the
value "en-US". I am guessing that if the value of this variable
changes, then so would the localized resourced file used in my
application.

Where in the Win2000 OS do I change this value? I was thinking it
would be under Regional Options in the Control Panel, but nothing I
change seems to affect that variable.

Thanks,
-- Ken