.NET CF 2.0 for multi-lingual application

[Godzilla]

Dear all,

How suitable is .NET CF 2.0 for multi-lingual application?

Also what version of VS 2005 do I need? Can I still use MSDE and SQL
CE 2000 with .NET 2.0? If so, does those two SQL databases support
multiple languages?


Thanks.

 

[Godzilla]

Dear all,

How suitable is .NET CF 2.0 for multi-lingual application?

Also what version of VS 2005 do I need? Can I still use MSDE and SQL
CE 2000 with .NET 2.0? If so, does those two SQL databases support
multiple languages?

Thanks.

Well, still no answer?

 

[joker]

I think you'll find that there is no "answer", only opinions. I'm
currently building a multi-language application, but I chose not to
use the built in internationalization, so I'm ending up doing the
multi language support in a custom manner.

You just need to consider what is important to internationalize.
Language, currency, dates? Will this device physically exist in other
countries? or do you just need to be able to communicate to a
different language speaking group in your current country.

The compact framework does not allow you to change the OS locale on
the fly unlike the full .Net framework.

As for VS. If you intend to use the CF 2.0, you need VS2005.

For a database I think your options are Sql Server 2005 mobile or Sql
Server 2005 compact edition (the new version of mobile. can also be
used on the desktop).

 

[Guest]

CE itself is all Unicode, so yes, it can be used for most any language
(though right to left is not so simple).

 

[Godzilla]

I think you'll find that there is no "answer", only opinions. I'm
currently building a multi-language application, but I chose not to
use the built in internationalization, so I'm ending up doing the
multi language support in a custom manner.

You just need to consider what is important to internationalize.
Language, currency, dates? Will this device physically exist in other
countries? or do you just need to be able to communicate to a
different language speaking group in your current country.

The compact framework does not allow you to change the OS locale on
the fly unlike the full .Net framework.

As for VS. If you intend to use the CF 2.0, you need VS2005.

For a database I think your options are Sql Server 2005 mobile or Sql
Server 2005 compact edition (the new version of mobile. can also be
used on the desktop).

Thanks joker... any opinion is very helpful! Anyway, I'm reluctant to
use SQL 2k5 compact edition because it cannot do merge replication
with sql 2k5 ce...