Internationalization with Visual Basic

Download or read book Internationalization with Visual Basic written by Michael S. Kaplan and published by Sams Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationalization with Visual Basic is designed to get the Visual Basic developer into the realm of applications that can run in different locales and even process data from multiple locales.Internationalization with Visual Basic explains how to create a Visual Basic application that will support the international marketplace. The readers will learn the important differences between globalization, multinationalization, and localization and how each affects their application. The book explains these concepts in detail while teaching the reader how to build an international application in Visual Basic. Readers will learn the importance basic user interface issues as well as going beyond the default language setting to handle these global issues. Included at the end of the book is an extensive reference section that will include valuable resources and links, character references, language identifiers, and various currency, date, and calendar formats. Specific topics covered will include: Using calendars Regional settings Building localized applications Handling localized resources with satellite DLLs Handling external formats Web interface issues Extending ASP with components and services Creating documentation and using HTML help