I'm trying the trial version and have found that I'm unable to change some texts. For example I need to completely translate MaintenanceFormToolStrip control. I'm able to change button texts and tooltips but I do not know how to translate confirmation box when deleting record ("Are You sure you wish to delete..." etc.).

Can anybody give me an answer please?

Thanks

George

I have downloaded your sample and here are some things we could start working on:

Your Message_Languages.xml is not embedded within your application. You could go this way, but it is recommended to use an embedded Message Store.

Please, to help you get the idea, have a look at the help file under "Application Framework" / "Localization & Messaging Editor" / "Messaging" / "Configuring the Message Store" and also "Localization"

Looking at you AppMain.vb, I can see you have set the MessageLocaleID to 1029, which is fine. But you haven't set up your Message Store, which will be required in case you don't embed it into your application.

See if you make progress and then let me know if we need to work some more steps together.

Cheers.

I have missed to set the language xml file in my sample application but even when I set it there was no change. However I have made some progress:

- I have tried to call "ShowAvailableLanguages" method in InitApplication - and when running my application there occurred the foolowing error:

FileNotFoundException
  The file [Message_Languages.xml] could not be found.  The localization languages table could not be loaded.

Source     : MicroFour StrataFrame Base

Stack Trace:
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Localization.LoadLanguageTable(Boolean IgnoreExceptions)
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Localization.GetLanguagesFromXml()
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Localization.GetAllAvailableLanguagesFromData()
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.LanguageSelectionDialog.LoadLanguages()
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.LanguageSelectionDialog..ctor(String ApplicationKey, String UserName)
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Localization.ShowAvailableLanguages(String ApplicationKey, String UserName)
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Localization.ShowAvailableLanguages()
   at LocalizationSample.Form1.ChooseLanguage()
   at LocalizationSample.Form1.LinkLabel1_LinkClicked(Object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel.OnLinkClicked(LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Label.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel.WndProc(Message& msg)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativewindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativewindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Nativewindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

- Additionally I have tried to run Your sampla application from "Sample Console" called "BasicLocalizationImplementation" - and when clicking "Change Language" link the exactly same error has occurred.

So I suspect that there is nothing to do with my application but the operating system environment. I'm running Windows Vista Business EN SP1 and Visual Studio 2005 Professional.

Do You have any idea what could be the problem?

Thanks a lot

Yes...the Message_Languages file cannot be found.  When you call the ShowAvailableLanguages, it looks for the Message_Languages.xml file.  If this file is NOT embedded, then you MUST specify the location of the external XML files (either all XML files have to be external or embedded, you cannot mix the two).  You specify the XML file location in the AppMain.vb or program.cs file in the InitApplication method or whereever you are setting the LocaleID.  The property would be the MessagingXMLPath property.

- When I specify MessageKeyType and MessageXMLPath, it works fine, everything is localized properly (even Yes and No texts); however I would like to use Your recommended way (embedded resource) to distribute languages with my application (especially when I would like to have only one...)

- When I do not specify MessageKeyType and MessageXMLPath (for using embedded language files), it never works - disregarding wherher I set language files as Embedde Resource or not

- Finally - as I have mentioned in my previous post - when I try to run Your Sample application (deployed during installation of Your framework) I receive the same error stating that the Message_Languages.xml could not be found. And this is why it seems to me that the problem doesn't come from mz development project but from somewhere else on my computer, since I receive this error when running sample aplication compilled by You...

MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Localization.RegisterEmbeddedXmlFile(Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(), "YourNameSpace.Message_Languages.xml")

Adding this row has really fixed this problem. I'm going to test the fix posted by Trent.

Ivan, Trent - thanks a lot for Your help!!!