create a localized site column

Question

How to create a localized column field?

For example, when using sharepoint in French, the field "Name" automatically gets translated to "Nom".

i want to create a column that automatically changes its display according to the language.

Answer 1

Check the \12\TEMPLATE\XML\FLDTYPES.XML file to see how it is implemented for built-in SharePoint fields.

Example:

<FieldType>
  <Field Name="TypeName">AllDayEvent</Field>
  <Field Name="TypeDisplayName">$Resources:core,All_Day_Event;</Field>
  <Field Name="InternalType">AllDayEvent</Field>

Answer 2

create the site column, change the language to something else, than edit the column name and update it with the corresponding value. that's it, sharepoint will automatically show the column in the appropriate language.(there is a configuration in site settings --> site administration-->language settings where you specify to overwrite translations with users translations.

Answer 3

I in a search for the an answer on the same question I found this article that may help.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff955226.aspx