Web Forms: Adding New Languages

Although a new language typically represents an actual language such as French, German, or Spanish, it may actually be a variation on your original language that allows you to have different label text, tool tips and messages at different sites where your software is installed. For example, you may have a single accounting application you sell to the medical industry, used by both physicians and veternarians. You could use the localization features of MM .NET to create an English (Physician) localization and an English (Veterinarian) localization.

To add a new language to the application using a Web Forms user interface (you can also add languages using the Windows Forms interface (WinForms: Adding New Languages) do the following:

1. Navigate to your Web application's Admin\Default.aspx page. For example:

   

2. Select the System Message Translation link:

   

3. This launches the Launguage Administration form. Click the ellipses button next to the Languages drop down list:

   

   This displays additional language entry fields below the Languages drop down list:

   

4. Specify the name of the language and a culture:

   

   For more information on cultures, see the .NET Help topic "Using the CultureInfo Class". Basically, the culture specifies information required for casing, formatting dates, numbers, and comparing strings

5. Click the Add button to add the new language.

You should see the new language in the list: