From: WatsonR@IntelligenCIA.com   
      
   "Tim Freeman"  wrote in message   
   news:Rbr2f.13913$U51.10103@news-server.bigpond.net.au...   
   > Hi,   
   >   
   > Hope this isn't too dumb a query. I've been developing a VB application   
   > for the international market (aimed at Australia and UK initially). I   
   > have removed all labels from forms that used to contain dollars or pound   
   > signs, and have formated boxes to display the correct local currencies,   
   > which works nicely.   
   >   
   > Problem is, is that I've created a help file with over 60 screenshots   
   > that show my local dollar sign - I now have to recreate the same   
   > screenshots and html files to show pound signs for the UK market!   
   > OK, I'll have to re-do the lot...   
   >   
   > Query is: has anyone out there been in a similar situation. What's the   
   > best approach to handle it?   
   >   
      
   This may not be the answer you seek but worth considering in the future.   
   Over 20 years ago I program the Macintosh where resources are stored   
   independently of the code. This makes localization a heck a lot easier,   
   replace the resource and you're done.   
      
   As far as screen display, in the future I am not sure there is a need for   
   currency sign at all. If I am in the US, I understand my Microsoft money   
   handling my bank account would be in dollars. If I am in Indonesia, in   
   Rupiahs, etc. The only issue I see here is the decimal point (between a coma   
   and a period). So I suggest, you have the same screen shots, and just   
   manually have different litle rectangles which will be filled with the   
   proper dollars, pound sterling, Deutche Mark, etc. So basically the   
   rectangles will be dropped on the right x and y coordinates on the screen.   
   This method could be as simple as capturing the bmp and use paint to   
   manually place the squares. This will help you in recapturing those screens   
   for localization without having to run the program over and over entering   
   data and setting up scenarios so the screen display would match the   
   description.   
      
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