VSM3 - Adding a new language

Adding a new language

• Create a new language directory under the default languages location using 2 character county code according to the ISO 639-1 standard.

  C:\inetpub\wwwroot\VSM3\App_GlobalResources
  eg.
  C:\inetpub\wwwroot\VSM3\App_GlobalResources\es

• Copy all the *.resx files from the default App_GlobalResources folder into the new language directory.

• Rename every file in the new language directory by adding the county code to its name.

  eg.

  AccountStrings.resx -> AccountStrings.es.resx

• Translate all the new files separately using the the Resx Editor software and save them afterwards. It helps to select the View-Keys option under the View menu.

• Edit the VSM3 languages configuration file:

  Default path:

  C:\inetpub\wwwroot\VSM3\App_Config\Languages.config

  Languages.config file example

  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <languages>
    <language name="English" culture="en-US" icon="FlagUs" enabled="true" default="true" />
    <language name="Spanish" culture="es-ES" icon="FlagEs" enabled="true" default="false" />      
  </languages>

• In order to change the VSM3 default language add the following key in the AppSettings.config file:

  AppSettings.config file example

  <add key="startup_culture" value="es-ES"/>

  
  
  

  The list of available LanguageCulture names:

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee825488(v=cs.20).aspx