> What I'm trying to do is to customize the language within the resource
file.
> By standard the resource file uses the language selected in the regional
> settings, but I want to retrieve strings from the resource file based on
the
> users choise (providing them the option to select a language).

> One of the solutions would be creating multiple dll's with a resource file
> per dll (dll per language). But I prefer having it in one resourcefile.

> Using the following code I try to set the language but it doesn't work,
does
> anyone have a solution for this problem?

> Thanks,

> Merijn

> Code:

> Option Explicit

> Declare Function GetLocaleInfo Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetLocaleInfoA"
(ByVal
> Locale As Long, ByVal LCType As Long, ByVal lpLCData As String, ByVal
> cchData As Long) As Long
> Declare Function SetLocaleInfo Lib "kernel32" Alias "SetLocaleInfoA"
(ByVal
> Locale As Long, ByVal LCType As Long, ByVal lpLCData As String) As Boolean
> Declare Function GetUserDefaultLCID% Lib "kernel32" ()

> Public Const LOCALE_ICENTURY = &H24
> Public Const LOCALE_ICOUNTRY = &H5
> Public Const LOCALE_ICURRDIGITS = &H19
> Public Const LOCALE_ICURRENCY = &H1B
> Public Const LOCALE_IDATE = &H21
> Public Const LOCALE_IDAYLZERO = &H26
> Public Const LOCALE_IDEFAULTCODEPAGE = &HB
> Public Const LOCALE_IDEFAULTCOUNTRY = &HA
> Public Const LOCALE_IDEFAULTLANGUAGE = &H9
> Public Const LOCALE_IDIGITS = &H11
> Public Const LOCALE_IINTLCURRDIGITS = &H1A
> Public Const LOCALE_ILANGUAGE = &H1
> Public Const LOCALE_ILDATE = &H22
> Public Const LOCALE_ILZERO = &H12
> Public Const LOCALE_IMEASURE = &HD
> Public Const LOCALE_IMONLZERO = &H27
> Public Const LOCALE_INEGCURR = &H1C
> Public Const LOCALE_INEGSEPBYSPACE = &H57
> Public Const LOCALE_INEGSIGNPOSN = &H53
> Public Const LOCALE_INEGSYMPRECEDES = &H56
> Public Const LOCALE_IPOSSEPBYSPACE = &H55
> Public Const LOCALE_IPOSSIGNPOSN = &H52
> Public Const LOCALE_IPOSSYMPRECEDES = &H54
> Public Const LOCALE_ITIME = &H23
> Public Const LOCALE_ITLZERO = &H25
> Public Const LOCALE_NOUSEROVERRIDE = &H80000000
> Public Const LOCALE_S1159 = &H28
> Public Const LOCALE_S2359 = &H29
> Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVCTRYNAME = &H7
> Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME1 = &H31
> Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME2 = &H32
> Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME3 = &H33
> Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME4 = &H34
> Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME5 = &H35
> Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME6 = &H36
> Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME7 = &H37
> Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVLANGNAME = &H3
> Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME1 = &H44
> Public Const LOCALE_SCOUNTRY = &H6
> Public Const LOCALE_SCURRENCY = &H14
> Public Const LOCALE_SDATE = &H1D
> Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME1 = &H2A
> Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME2 = &H2B
> Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME3 = &H2C
> Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME4 = &H2D
> Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME5 = &H2E
> Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME6 = &H2F
> Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME7 = &H30
> Public Const LOCALE_SDECIMAL = &HE
> Public Const LOCALE_SENGCOUNTRY = &H1002
> Public Const LOCALE_SENGLANGUAGE = &H1001
> Public Const LOCALE_SGROUPING = &H10
> Public Const LOCALE_SINTLSYMBOL = &H15
> Public Const LOCALE_SLANGUAGE = &H2
> Public Const LOCALE_SLIST = &HC
> Public Const LOCALE_SLONGDATE = &H20
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONDECIMALSEP = &H16
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONGROUPING = &H18
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME1 = &H38
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME10 = &H41
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME11 = &H42
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME12 = &H43
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME2 = &H39
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME3 = &H3A
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME4 = &H3B
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME5 = &H3C
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME6 = &H3D
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME7 = &H3E
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME8 = &H3F
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME9 = &H40
> Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHOUSANDSEP = &H17
> Public Const LOCALE_SNATIVECTRYNAME = &H8
> Public Const LOCALE_SNATIVEDIGITS = &H13
> Public Const LOCALE_SNATIVELANGNAME = &H4
> Public Const LOCALE_SNEGATIVESIGN = &H51
> Public Const LOCALE_SPOSITIVESIGN = &H50
> Public Const LOCALE_SSHORTDATE = &H1F
> Public Const LOCALE_STHOUSAND = &HF
> Public Const LOCALE_STIME = &H1E
> Public Const LOCALE_STIMEFORMAT = &H1003

> Private Sub Get_locale() ' Retrieve the regional setting

>       Dim Symbol As String
>       Dim iRet1 As Long
>       Dim iRet2 As Long
>       Dim lpLCDataVar As String
>       Dim Pos As Integer
>       Dim Locale As Long

>       Locale = GetUserDefaultLCID()

> 'LOCALE_SDATE is the constant for the date separator
> 'as stated in declarations
> 'for any other locale just change the contant in the Function

>       iRet1 = GetLocaleInfo(Locale, LOCALE_ILANGUAGE, lpLCDataVar, 0)
>       Symbol = String$(iRet1, 0)

>       iRet2 = GetLocaleInfo(Locale, LOCALE_ILANGUAGE, Symbol, iRet1)
>       Pos = InStr(Symbol, Chr$(0))
>       If Pos > 0 Then
>            Symbol = Left$(Symbol, Pos - 1)
>            Dim a
>            a = InputBox("Regional Setting = " + Symbol, , Symbol)
>       End If

> End Sub

> Private Sub Set_locale() 'Change the regional setting

>       Dim Symbol As String
>       Dim iRet As Long
>       Dim Locale As Long

> 'LOCALE_SDATE is the constant for the date separator
> 'as stated in declarations
> 'for any other locale just change the contant in the Function

>       Locale = GetUserDefaultLCID() 'Get user Locale ID
>       Symbol = "1033" 'New character for the locale
>       iRet = SetLocaleInfo(Locale, LOCALE_ILANGUAGE, Symbol)
>         MsgBox iRet

> End Sub