How to make asp.net website multi-lingual from the outset

[Jonathan]

Before I start creating a new asp.net website, is there a standard way of
making it multi-lingual?

For example, rather than type in body text to a page, should I rather refer
by number code to a row in a language table from which to pull the
appropriate text? Same with menu elements etc? I am thinking of having a
drop-down on the top-right like MS does with Language and country flag too.

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

Re: How to make asp.net website multi-lingual from the outset

Start by placing controls on the page that hold anything that has to be in a
specific language. You then create a resource file for your default
language.

For any bits that change regularly, you are better to store in a persistant
store, like a database, than resource files, so it is sometimes useful to
put all text in the database and use a custom resource provider.

For menus, you can set the text with resource pointers and use resource
files.

As far as language shown to user, I would start with their default language
(selected in their browser) and then allow the drop down to set a cookie
that overrides that decision.

Regardless of whether you store in a database, you can use a resource
provider. Michele Leroux Bustamante has an article on MSDN on custom
providers that is a good start.

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Before I start creating a new asp.net website, is there a standard way of
making it multi-lingual?
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For example, rather than type in body text to a page, should I rather
refer
by number code to a row in a language table from which to pull the
appropriate text? Same with menu elements etc? I am thinking of having a
drop-down on the top-right like MS does with Language and country flag
too.
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