LOCALIZE Sample: Control with a Localized User Interface
The LOCALIZE sample is a control with a localized user interface. It demonstrates use of separate type libraries and resource dynamic-link libraries (DLL) for localization.
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Building and Running the Sample
To build and run the LOCALIZE sample
Open the solution Localize.sln.
On the Build menu, click Build.
See Controls Samples for details on adding a control to the Toolbox, manually registering a control, and using the ActiveX Control Test Container.
Keywords
The LOCALIZE sample demonstrates the following keywords:
AfxGetInstanceHandle; AfxGetResourceHandle; AfxSetResourceHandle; CDC::InvertRect; CDialog::DoModal; CString::GetLength; CString::LoadString; ExtTextOut; FreeLibrary; GetClientRect; GetDC; LibMain; LoadLibrary; MAKELONG; ReleaseCapture; ReleaseDC; SelectObject; SetCapture; SetTextAlign
Note
Some samples, such as this one, have not been modified to reflect the changes in the Visual C++ wizards, libraries, and compiler, but still demonstrate how to complete your desired task.