Base: Add Language Module

Base/Base.vbproj

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     <Compile Include="IDB\Attributes.vb" />
     <Compile Include="IDB\Database.vb" />
     <Compile Include="IDB\FileStore.vb" />
+    <Compile Include="Language.vb" />
     <Compile Include="My Project\AssemblyInfo.vb" />
     <Compile Include="My Project\Application.Designer.vb">
       <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>

Base/Language.vb

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Imports System.Globalization
+Imports System.Threading
+Imports DigitalData.Modules.Logging
+
+Public Class Language
+    Public Shared Sub SetApplicationLanguage(pLogger As Logger, pUserLanguage As String, Optional pUserDateFormat As String = Nothing)
+        Try
+            pLogger.Debug("Setting application language..")
+
+            'Dim Culture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture(pUserLanguage)
+            Dim Culture As New CultureInfo(pUserLanguage)
+            Culture.DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern = pUserDateFormat
+
+            pLogger.Debug("Culture object for language [{0}] created", pUserLanguage)
+
+            ' The following line provides localization for data formats.
+            Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = Culture
+            ' The following line provides localization for the application's user interface.
+            Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = Culture
+
+            ' Set this culture as the default culture for all threads in this application. 
+            ' Note: The following properties are supported in the .NET Framework 4.5+
+            CultureInfo.DefaultThreadCurrentCulture = Culture
+            CultureInfo.DefaultThreadCurrentUICulture = Culture
+
+            pLogger.Debug("Application language set to [{0}]", Culture.Name)
+        Catch ex As Exception
+            pLogger.Warn("Could not set application language!")
+            pLogger.Error(ex)
+        End Try
+    End Sub
+End Class