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2-Mar-10 1:29

hi,

There two ways for multilanguage that i've studied so far.

1. Resoure files
2. XML File

Which is the best and why?

Confused | :confused:

Syed Shahid Hussain

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2-Mar-10 1:34

stancrm

2-Mar-10 1:34

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modified 23-Nov-14 6:43am.

Syed Shahid Hussain2-Mar-10 1:59

2-Mar-10 1:59

Thanks

but how to set the label text from resource. Do v need to set the captions of all labels at the loading of the form or there is any other technique.

Syed Shahid Hussain

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2-Mar-10 2:04

stancrm

2-Mar-10 2:04

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modified 23-Nov-14 6:43am.

Syed Shahid Hussain2-Mar-10 3:14

2-Mar-10 3:14

but it would not be a lengthy process ???

Syed Shahid Hussain

kevinnicol2-Mar-10 2:53

kevinnicol

2-Mar-10 2:53

If you have a form you need localized, in the designer view, set its Localizable property to be true, then set it's Language property to be whatever language you are localizing. This essentialy creates a second copy of the form, in which you can change the text on all the controls, resize them to fit different length text, while still allowing you to switch back to the default language without the resizes and the text changes. All of you work will automatically get stored in a resex file.

Syed Shahid Hussain2-Mar-10 3:15

Passing strings between windows forms

2-Mar-10 3:15

Thanks

Syed Shahid Hussain

Project Version

jojoba20112-Mar-10 0:04

jojoba2011

2-Mar-10 0:04

How to set version for project and after each Build this version increase?

Re: Project Version

Rashmi_Karnam2-Mar-10 1:01

Rashmi_Karnam

2-Mar-10 1:01

http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/TechOff/260670-VSnet-2008-Auto-Increment-BuildVersion-Numbers-how/[^]

Hope this helps you.

Rashmi.M.K

Re: Project Version

carlecomm2-Mar-10 18:04

carlecomm

2-Mar-10 18:04

You can set version according to the conversion wizard.

modified 27-May-14 4:54am.

Phil Saville1-Mar-10 23:26

1-Mar-10 23:26

hi there, im having trouble trying to pass strings between my windows forms...

i have 2 simple forms, the first has a textbox and a button on it, and the second has a label on it. When the user inputs something into the textbox on the first form and presses the button i would like the text in this textbox to be passed to the 2nd form and be displayed as the label text.

Any help is much appreciated.

OriginalGriff1-Mar-10 23:51

OriginalGriff

1-Mar-10 23:51

There are many ways to do this, but the most flexible is for the first form to signal an event that is handled by the second, passing the string as an argument.

You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace

C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy

DaveyM692-Mar-10 1:01

DaveyM69

2-Mar-10 1:01

Here[^] you go

Dave

Tip: Passing values between objects using events (C#)

BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Why are you using VB6? Do you hate yourself? (Christian Graus)

Som Shekhar2-Mar-10 1:03

Som Shekhar

2-Mar-10 1:03

depends.

1. Is the form2 being opened when the button is pressed in the form1?

in that case, you should pass the string through constructor of the form2.

somthing like:

class Form1:Form
{
button1_Click
{
Form2 form2 = new Form2("My Text");
}
}

class Form2:Form
{
public Form2(string caption)
{
this.Text = caption;
}
}

2. If the two forms are open together, then it is a bit tricky. You will need to either implement custom events or use static class with timer.

Syed Shahid Hussain2-Mar-10 1:27

2-Mar-10 1:27

first is easy,

but for second option I would like to continue ur idea Smile | :)

if both forms are declared globally so each form can use their resources....

so at reload display the desired text.

Syed Shahid Hussain

OriginalGriff2-Mar-10 1:52

OriginalGriff

2-Mar-10 1:52

Bad idea!
Firstly, there are no global variables in C# - for good reason!
Secondly, exposing form internals so that another form or class can access them is bad practice, as it means that the two classes are tied together - you cannot safely change one of them without potentially affecting the other. It is much better to keep internals private, so that nothing outside the class relies on them.

Phil Saville2-Mar-10 2:28

2-Mar-10 2:28

the two forms are open at the same time which is why i am having trouble...i've tried passing them using the constructor but this doesn't seem to work and i just get the error coming back saying..." 'Pass.Form1' does not contain a constructor that takes '0' arguments"

Phil Saville2-Mar-10 2:46

2-Mar-10 2:46

heres an update of my problem since i have tried to change it a little...

i have two simple forms, the first just has just a button on which opens the 2nd form so the 2 forms are open at the same time. On this 2nd form i then have a text box and another button, the user will enter some text into the textbox and then press the button. Once this button is pressed i would like the text to be passed to the first form. I have tried using the following code...

Form1:

public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        string text;

        public Form1(string receivedText)
        {
            text = receivedText;
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Form2 f = new Form2();
            this.Hide();
            f.Show();
        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (text == "")
            {
            }
            else
            {
                label1.Text = text;
            }
        }       
    }

Form2:

public partial class Form2 : Form
    {
        public Form2()
        {          
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Form1 f = new Form1(textBox1.Text);
            this.Hide();          
        }       
    }

This does not seem to work though and i get the error..." 'Pass.Form1' does not contain a constructor that takes '0' arguments.

Rasepretrep22-Mar-10 4:03

Rasepretrep2

2-Mar-10 4:03

you probably instantiate form1 with no paramters (not in the code you posted here but at start of your main app?) . Change the text new Form1() to new Form1("") or something.

BTW: if you just doubleclick on the error message it should point you to the row where the error occurred.

Phil Saville2-Mar-10 4:18

2-Mar-10 4:18

ahhhh thankyou yes that worked, should really have noticed that, thankyou

OriginalGriff2-Mar-10 4:34

OriginalGriff

2-Mar-10 4:34

There are a number of things wrong here!
What happens if I click the button in form1, then the button in form2, then the button in form1 again, and so on?

Because you are creating a new instance of the other form when you press the button and hiding the current form, you just end up creating an infinite series of hidden forms. When you eventually close the displayed form, you application does not exit, but the user can't see anything on screen, and has no way to get back to any form from which he could actually close the app.

If you must do it that way, then Form1:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Form2 f = new Form2();
    Hide();   // You don't need This.Hide() here - it is obvious what is hiding.
    f.ShowDialog();
    labelIWantDataIn.Text = f.Data;
    Show();
}

Form2:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Close();
}

And provide a property to access the textbox text.

I would still do it via an event though!