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Configuring Globalization and Localization ASP.Net provides infrastructure to automatically adjust the appearance and formatting based on the client’s browser’s culture settings. Using Resource Files:           Visual studio automatically generates the XML resource file for the controls on the page that can even used by non-technical people to create other versions in different languages. There are two types of resource files global and local . Local Resources: Local resources are specific to pages stored in App_LocalResources folder in that same folder of page. Local resource file names are named as <PageNumber>[.languages].resx The Term Culture refers to regional difference in dates, currency. It’s automatically handled by ASP.NET. <PageName>.resx: Default to use when no other resource file available. <PageName>.de.resx: German. <PageName>.es.resx: Spanish. <PageName>.e...

Namespace: System.Globalization CultureAndRegionInfoBuilder class provides the facility to create new and customize existing cultures. To install a custom culture one must have administrative privileges . One must Add Reference of sysglobal.dll in order to create objects of CultureAndRegionInfoBuilder . CultureAndRegionInfoBuilder vCulture = new CultureAndRegionInfoBuilder(“en-US”, CultureAndRegionModifiers.Neutral); OR CultureInfo vCultureInfo = new CultureInfo(“en-US”); RegionInfo vRegionInfo = new RegionInfo(“US”); CultureAndRegionInfoBuilder vNewCulture = new CultureAndREgionInfoBuilder( “en-MS”, CultureAndRegionModifiers.Neutral); vNewCulture.Load(vCultureInfo); vNewCulture.Load(vRegionInfo); CultureAndRegionModifiers Enumeration: Class Description Neutral A neutral custom culture. None A specific, supplemental custom culture. Replacement A custom culture that replaces an existing ...