Develop MultiLingual Application (Arabic & English) in VB.NET

[PrateekArora]

Hi Guys,

I need to develop a MultiLingual Application (Arabic & English) in VB.NET, as far as Labels and captions are concerned in User Interface I am done with that using Resource Manager Class & resource File (Code given below).
But I am having issue with text boxes as we need them for both English as well as Arabic (depending upon the language selected, in arabic they will be Right aligned).
I'll appriciate if someone can guide me with proper approach.

Code for labels and captions is as follows:

Step 1: Generated 2 resource files (one for Arabic & one for English) using Resgen.exe.

Step 2: CODE

'--Load required resource file
Public Shared rm As ResourceManager = ResourceManager.CreateFileBasedResourceManager(Ara bic, Application.StartupPath, Nothing)

'''Set the text
Private Sub frmUpload_Activated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Activated
'****Set UI language
gobjUpload.Text = rm.GetString("frmUpload")
lblFront.Text = rm.GetString("lblFront")
lblRear.Text = rm.GetString("lblRear")
lblMICR.Text = rm.GetString("lblMICR")
lblMICRErr.Text = rm.GetString("lblMICRErr")
cmdUpdateMICR.Text = rm.GetString("cmdUpdateMICR")
cmdNextMICRError.Text = rm.GetString("cmdNextMICRError")
cmdNewBatch.Text = rm.GetString("cmdNewBatch")
cmdScanBatch.Text = rm.GetString("cmdScanBatch")
cmdDeleteInst.Text = rm.GetString("cmdDeleteInst")
cmdPreviousInst.Text = rm.GetString("cmdPreviousInst")
cmdNextInst.Text = rm.GetString("cmdNextInst")
cmdCloseBatch.Text = rm.GetString("cmdCloseBatch")
cmdUploadBatch.Text = rm.GetString("cmdUploadBatch")
cmdExit.Text = rm.GetString("cmdExit")
'****End: Set UI language
End Sub

[RedSon]

I have never done this before but there should be a way to find the system langauge code page at run time. Instead of looking at the project properties try looking into the system settings.

[PrateekArora]

I have never done this before but there should be a way to find the system langauge code page at run time. Instead of looking at the project properties try looking into the system settings.

Hi RedSon thnx for ur reply...
but I have already checked system settings and set the system locale to english as well as arabic depending upon the requirement...
but still the problem is with text box, as i m not able to write in arabic and in left to right format...

I also checked the LOCALIZABLE and LANGUAGE property of VB.NET form and set it to Arabic, but still when we execute the program it types in english...