String localization tutorial?

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Bit Twiddler - 20 Jul 2005 22:29 GMT

I have a C# app that uses tons of hardcoded strings. I would like to know
the best way to localize these strings so that when I use them in my
application I am assured to get the correct ones given the current locale.

For example, if my code looks like this:

string s = "somestring";

how do I go about obtaining that string from a resource (satellite
assembly?)?

I am having trouble finding the steps required to do this the right way.

Thanks!!
BT

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Garrett McGowan[MSFT] - 23 Jul 2005 00:52 GMT

Hi BT. There are walkthroughs available on MSDN that demonstrate how to do
this for Visual Studio .NET 2003. It works a bit differently for Visual
Studio 2005 (beta), so please let me know if that's the one you're working
with.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcon/html/
vbwlkwalkthroughlocalizingwindowsforms.asp

Cheers,
Garrett McGowan [MSFT Developer International]

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>From: "Bit Twiddler" <bittwiddler35@hotmail.com>
>Subject: String localization tutorial?
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>Thanks!!
>BT

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