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.NET Forum / .NET Framework / Internationalization / April 2007Localization best practices
Is there any good resources on good practices about localization in .NET applications (Win and Web). More precisely, the advantages and disadvantages of using resources files compared to other possible approches (we currently use a database table to store our localizable strings). Also, VS 2005 now generates strongly typed classes for resources, is there any references on advantages of using these vs. the ResourceManager directly. Some advantages are pretty obvious for example the support for Intellisense and some disadvantages such as the inability to access resources in a separate assembly (the generated classes are internal). Olivier Can't help you with resources for resources <s>, but as far as access mechanisms go the whole model is open and you can fairly easily plug in your own ResourceManager (in Win Apps) or ResourceProvider (in Web Apps). The nice thing about this is that you can take advantage of all the infrastructure in VS and .NET and have a completely custom backend resource store. A good resource I found is .NET Internationalization from Addison Wesley(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321341384/002-9395247-5529603?ie=UTF8&tag=west windtechn-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0321341384) which has good coverage of the issues especially for Winforms. It's a little light on the Web site though although it covers the key concepts... I also wrote and put out a data driven resource provider and resource manager for ASP.NET a while back which can be found here: Sample: http://www.west-wind.com/presentations/wwhoverpanel/sample/ResourceProvider/Cust omerList.aspx Code: http://www.west-wind.com/weblog/posts/8746.aspx Hope this helps, +++ Rick ---  SignatureRick Strahl West Wind Technologies www.west-wind.com/weblog > Is there any good resources on good practices about localization > in .NET applications (Win and Web). More precisely, the advantages and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Olivier Thanks for the links, your PowerPoint answers part of my questions. On a related subject do you have information regarding Data and Content Translation in applications which obviously can't be provided by resources files. Olivier Not sure what you mean? What can't obviously be provided by resource files? +++ Rick --- SignatureRick Strahl West Wind Technologies www.west-wind.com/weblog > Thanks for the links, your PowerPoint answers part of my questions. On > a related subject do you have information regarding Data and Content > Translation in applications which obviously can't be provided by > resources files. > > Olivier
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