I have added a utility, ConvertResX, to the Visual Studio 2005 downloadable source code for the .NET Internationalization book. ConvertResX converts .NET Framework 2.0 .resx files to .NET Framework 1.1 .resx files. It is intended for projects that are created using Visual Studio 2005 but for whatever reason must be opened and compiled using Visual Studio 2003.

The source code for Visual Studio 2003 (.NET Framework 1.1) for the .NET Internationalization book is now available for download.

Apologies for the delay in putting this file up.

Good news if you live in the US: Bookpool are giving a 45% discount (List Price: $49.99, Bookpool Price: $27.25) on .NET Internationalization for the whole of September 2006. Click here for details. You can, of course, take advantage of this offer outside of the US but the additional shipping charges can outweigh the benefit.

I have added a second sample chapter for the .NET Internationalization book to the book’s website. Chapter 3, An Introduction To Internationalization covers the basics of internationalization using Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0. The chapter uses a Windows Forms 2.0 example to cover the basics but the information is intended as a grounding for both Windows Forms applications and ASP.NET applications using either Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0 or Visual Studio 2003 and the .NET Framework 1.1. Subjects which are specific to Windows Forms are covered in Chapter 4, Windows Forms Specifics. Subjects which are specific to ASP.NET applications are covered in Chapter 5, ASP.NET Specifics.

I have just received my author’s copies of .NET Internationalization from the publisher. The distribution channels are now being filled and if you have pre-ordered the book you should be receiving it imminently.

Look out for updates to the book and the source code at the book’s web site at http://www.dotneti18n.com.

I am interested to hear your views and comments on this book so please feel free to send me email.

The final draft of Chapter 11, Custom Cultures of .NET Internationalization has now been uploaded.

This chapter covers creating Custom Cultures in the .NET Framework 2.0 in depth. The updated version contains a number of updates and new sections since the chapter was first written over a year ago.

If you don’t know me well then you might have been wondering why I started a blog and then went quiet for many months. The answer is that I was writing a book.

The book is called .NET Internationalization and is published by Addison-Wesley in the .NET Development Series. It is in the final stages of production and should be available in July 2006. Addison-Wesley lists the book at http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0321341384.

The book is a manual for the development of internationalized Windows Forms and ASP.NET applications. It covers both the .NET Framework 1.1 and 2.0 and Visal Studio 2003 and 2005.

The book’s website is http://www.dotneti18n.com. ("I18N" is a common abbreviation of "Internationalization" because "Internationalization" starts with an "I" has 18 more letters and then ends in an "N"). You can download the source code for the book from the website. The source code is free so you don’t have to buy the book to get it. The source code includes numerous internationalization utilities and code solutions. The website will be updated with new code and information on an on-going basis.

Now that my role is almost complete with regards to the production of the book you can expect to see more internationalization content on this blog with information available both here and on http://www.dotneti18n.com.