Hallo,

I have been looking around but I couldn't find a description of the PortalSettings class. I found some usefull tips and tricks on how to use it for specific tasks, like getting the TabName: <%=PortalSettings.ActiveTab.TabName %>.  But I was wondering if somewhere there is a more deeper description of it? Anyone knows? Thanks

Gosh, that was my fear. I'm having a look to the source code but I cannot find a way to do this: I would like to change the language of the portal on the base of the a parenttab. I don't have problem to find the parenttab, thanks to this post in snapsis (very useful for many tasks):

http://www.snapsis.com/DotNetNuke/Support/tabid/560/forumid/12/tpage/1/view/Topic/postid/5003/Default.aspx

Now what I miss is how to set a different language in the portal. I had a look at the Language.ascx.vb (the code of the skinobject "language"), to see how it does the changing of languages. It seems that portalsettings properties are not involved, but I'm not sure.

Does anyone has some suggestions? thanks

Hi Davico,

I recommend using Visual Studio's object browser to get a grasp on an unfamiliar class and learn about its functionality.  I find that using it is a lot more intuitive and straightforward than browsing source code.

To modify the language on a per-request basis, you're likely going to modify either System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture or System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture to accomplish your task.  Although DNN implements its own custom localization, I'm virtually certain that it still uses these values for its internal functionality.

To modify the default portal language, look to the PortalSettings.DefaultLanguage property.

If you're looking to do something different than either of the routes I outlined above, you'll probably need to elaborate on your goals a little further :)

Hope this points you in the right direction!

Brandon