File

Use this sheet to specify the file or files you want to localize.

Filename

Specifies the file or files that you want to localize. These files are called the original files. The filename can be a single specific filename or it can contain wildcard characters to specify multiple files (e.g. *.resx). Let's suppose we have the following files:

sample.resx
sample.de.resx
sample.fr.resx
values.resx
values.de.resx
values.fr.resx

Then we set the filename to *.resx. Soluling scans only the neutral files and ignores the localized files:

sample.resx
values.resx

If you check Localize similar files in the subdirectories, Soluling will look matching files from the subdirectories as well.

If you check Localize all files, and your output directory differs from the source directory, Soluling will also scan and localize the files that use a localized file pattern (e.g. sample.de.resx). If this is unchecked, Soluling will ignore the localized files. Normally do not check this, because when checked, Soluling will scan and localize also the localized files. Use this setting only if you have a unique original resource file that just uses a localized file pattern. Also make sure that the output directory is not the same as the source directory because if they are the same when building, Soluling will create the localized files into the same directory as the original one and next time you scan, Soluling will scan the localized files too.

Original language

Specifies the original language of the original file. If the file uses two or more languages, select Unknown or multiple languages (the first item in the list).

Click the scissors icon to change the current country-specific original language id into a country neutral id. For example, if the original language is English (United States), clicking the button makes it English. The button is visible only if the current language id is a country-specific id.

Original encoding

Specifies the character encoding used in the original file. Some files or databases can use several encoding. If this is the case, you can use this combo to select the right encoding. If the file format does not let you choose the encoding, then this combo is disabled or hidden.

Below the combo box, there is an information line that shows other properties of the original file, such as if the byte order mark is used and what is the newline character(s) used in the file.