I made a resource script with two languages, so I get automatically german texts on a german windows and english on an english one:
STRINGTABLE LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
BEGIN
IDS_HELP "Help"
...
END
STRINGTABLE LANGUAGE LANG_GERMAN, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
BEGIN
IDS_HELP "Hilfe"
...
ENDAfternoon, beaster.
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Platform SDK: International Features
SetThreadLocale
The SetThreadLocale function sets the calling thread's current locale.
BOOL SetThreadLocale (
LCID Locale // locale identifier
);
Parameters
Locale
Specifies the new locale for the calling thread. This parameter can be a locale identifier created by the MAKELCID macro, or one of the following predefined values. Value Meaning
LOCALE_SYSTEM_DEFAULT Default system locale.
LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT Default user locale.
For more information, see Locales.
Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is a nonzero value.
If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
When a thread is created, it uses the system default thread locale. The system reads the system default thread locale from the registry when the system boots. This system default can be modified for future process and thread creation using Control Panel's International application.
The SetThreadLocale function affects the selection of resources that are defined with a LANGUAGE statement. This affects such functions as CreateDialog, DialogBox, LoadMenu, LoadString, and FindResource, and sets the code page implied by CP_THREAD_ACP, but does not affect FindResourceEx.
Requirements
Windows NT/2000 or later: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later.
Windows 95/98/Me: Unsupported.
Header: Declared in Winnls.h; include Windows.h.
Library: Use Kernel32.lib.
See Also
National Language Support Overview, National Language Support Functions, CreateDialog, DialogBox, LoadMenu, LoadString, FindResource, GetThreadLocale, GetSystemDefaultLCID, GetUserDefaultLCID, MAKELCID
Microsoft Platform SDK, February 2001 Edition.
This content last built on Thursday, February 01, 2001.
Cheers,
Scronty
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Platform SDK: International Features
SetThreadLocale
The SetThreadLocale function sets the calling thread's current locale.
BOOL SetThreadLocale (
LCID Locale // locale identifier
);
Parameters
Locale
Specifies the new locale for the calling thread. This parameter can be a locale identifier created by the MAKELCID macro, or one of the following predefined values. Value Meaning
LOCALE_SYSTEM_DEFAULT Default system locale.
LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT Default user locale.
For more information, see Locales.
Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is a nonzero value.
If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
When a thread is created, it uses the system default thread locale. The system reads the system default thread locale from the registry when the system boots. This system default can be modified for future process and thread creation using Control Panel's International application.
The SetThreadLocale function affects the selection of resources that are defined with a LANGUAGE statement. This affects such functions as CreateDialog, DialogBox, LoadMenu, LoadString, and FindResource, and sets the code page implied by CP_THREAD_ACP, but does not affect FindResourceEx.
Requirements
Windows NT/2000 or later: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later.
Windows 95/98/Me: Unsupported.
Header: Declared in Winnls.h; include Windows.h.
Library: Use Kernel32.lib.
See Also
National Language Support Overview, National Language Support Functions, CreateDialog, DialogBox, LoadMenu, LoadString, FindResource, GetThreadLocale, GetSystemDefaultLCID, GetUserDefaultLCID, MAKELCID
Microsoft Platform SDK, February 2001 Edition.
This content last built on Thursday, February 01, 2001.
Cheers,
Scronty
I know you can change the langid with FormatMessage but with LoadString I don't know
ah thanks, SetThreadLocale seems to be what I was looking for, unfortunately its not for Win9X. Maybe I will write a helper function with FindResource and LoadResource, that can do something like LoadLocalString (hIntance, idString, idLang, pszText)
...or you could code your own string localization stuff :)