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could any one explain how to implement the multilingual in DotnetNuke

An advantage to using the DotNetNuke framework is it's extensive support for Localization. This provides the ability to translate the content of a portal. The key to making this work, is that the module programmer must allow the module to be Localized.

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can u define localisation in DotnetNuke

Localization is a very important part of building websites, especially in countries that have more than one official language. That is why dynamic localization becomes important because without it, all dynamic content would have to be replicated for as many languages as need to be serviced.

DotNetNuke also distributes the authority to manage websites directly to website owners. So all web administrators can use a single DotNetNuke core to manage their websites, intranets, and extranets. This is made easy through the web interface using which these administrators simply browse to the section where they wish to add, remove, or update information.

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An advantage to using the DotNetNuke framework is it's extensive support for
Localization. This provides the ability to translate the content of a portal. The key to
making this work is that the module programmer must allow the module to be
localized.

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What Localization Will Do For your module?

A typical scenario shows the steps a portal administrator would make to provide a
Spanish translation for users of their portal.
1. The Portal administrator adds a Locale from the Admin -> Languages menu
2. The Portal administrator uses the Language Editor and selects the User Control to be localized and chooses the Locale
3. The administrator then enters translations in the file:
4. The Visitors to the Portal can select Manage Profile
5. And change their Preferred Locale
6. And the module will display in the chosen language

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How to implement the multilingual in Dotnetnuke

Creating the Module
We will create the module using the following steps:
Create the folders
Create the files
Create the content

Creating the folders under DesktopModules

In the Solution Explorer, right-click on the DesktopModules folder and select NewFolder.

Name the folder Test.
Right-click on the Test folder and select New Folder.

Name the folder App_LocalResources. This is where resource files will reside. These
resource files will be used to provide Localization. Localization will allow the module to
be used in different languages by simply replacing the text in the resource files

We will first create the Localization files that will be used to provide the text for the user
controls of the module. This will allow a portal administrator to replace these files and
display the text in a different language.
Right-click on the App_LocalResources directory (that is under the Testdirectory
that is under the DesktopModules folder) and select Add New Item.

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When the Add New Item menu comes up, select Resource File and enter
EditTest.ascx.resx in the Name box and click the Add button.
The EditTest.ascx.resx will appear in the Solution Explorer.
The file will also open in the Edit window. Close this for now
Repeat the steps used to create the EditTest.ascx.resx file to also create:
Settings.ascx.resx
Test.ascx.resx

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Right Click on the Test Add new Item
When the Add New Item menu comes up
Select Web User Control
Enter Test.ascx in the Name: box.
Select a language in the Language drop-down
Click the box next to Place code in a separate file
Click the Add button.

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To Test Add the label in test.ascx
<asp:Label ID="lblFeatures" runat="server" resourcekey="lblFeatures.Text" />

Click on the EditTest. ascx.resx
In Name column enter as lblFeatures.Text
In value Column Enter as (Value wat ever u want to display in the label)

Repeat the steps for the
setting.ascx. resx
Test.ascx.resx

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To Implement for the user login in to admin username and pwd

Click on the Admin Menu
Select Language
click on the language editor
click on the local resources
click on Desktop modules
click on test application which u have created
Click on the App _LocalResources
Click on the Test. ascx
Now change the localised value for the corresponding language by selecting the available locales

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Now click on the Admin menu
select user accounts
select user
Edit the user profile
Click on the manage profile
select the language and then click update
Login in modified username password

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