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string pageName = "UniqueName";
languageCode = 1;  // Maps to English in database // Global to page
TranslateControls(pageName, this.Controls);

private void TranslateControls(string pageName, ControlCollection controls)
{
   for (int i=0; i < controls.Count; i++)
   {
      Control ctrl = controls[i];
      if (ctrl.HasControls())
      {
         // logger.Trace("Control: {0} has {1} child controls.", ctrl.UniqueID, ctrl.Controls.Count);
         TranslateControls(pageName, ctrl.Controls);
      }
      else
      {
         if (ctrl.GetType() == typeof(System.Web.UI.WebControls.Literal))
         {
            // check name
            if (ctrl.UniqueID.StartsWith("ABCD"))
            {
               // Replace with database lookup
               Literal litTemp = (Literal)ctrl;
               Database db = new Database();
               string textTranslation = db.GetText(pageName, ctrl.UniqueID, languageCode);
               litTemp.Text = textTranslation;
            }
         }
      }
   }
}