Multilingual WiX WPF / C# custom Burn bootstrapper

[Peonshoes]

Hi all,

I have created a custom Burn bootstrapper based on a C# Class Library using Visual Studio and it is working correctly.
This is basically the example from Chapter 16 in the book 'WiX 3.6: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML'.

I would now like to make the bootstrapper multi-lingual, where when run, the UI will automatically change to a supported language or if no supported language is found it will default to en-US.
There is also a requirement for the user to be able to change the installation language via a ComboBox at the start of the installation.

I have a tried adding Resource Dictionaries and setting them in the XAML.cs code but without success.
Does anyone have any examples or information on how this can be achieved?

Notes:

• The MSI that the bootstrapper calls is already localized.
• I am using Visual Studio 2019 , MVVM / Prism and WiX Toolset 3.11

Regards,

[nirbar]

It works the same as for any WPF project- set Properties.Resources.Culture to the culture you want before loading the window

[Peonshoes]

Thanks for the response nirbar,

I am currently setting theResourceDictionary to change the language via StringResources, without success.
Would setting Properties.Resources.Culture work with StringResources?
Should I be using StringResources or resx to store and manage the translations, what is the best practice for this?

When using StringResources files, I load the ResourceDictionary with the required StringResource, but I get a "resource 'install' could not be resolved" tooltip when using DynamicResource to retrieve the translation within the XAML file.
e.g. : <Button Command="{Binding InstallCommand}" Content="{DynamicResource install}"/>

Any help and how to set the DynamicResource string would be appreciated.
I can add code examples if required.

Thanks.