IMHO the most simple solution will be to write data in binary mode. After that data will be automatically reformatted according to local settings of the target computer while reading.

Yes, it is a right way. The initialization of a static variable would be executed only once. You'll have the single memory allocated the first time class is refereneced. Best, Jun

In case you're using Visual Studio it's pretty simple. Design your form as usual with the wanted default language. If your finished, select your form and go to the properties editor. Apply true to the Localizable property and for every additional language apply the according region code to the Language property and translate all UI controls. You find more detailed information on MSDN. Just search for Globalization or Localization. At the end some advertisment: If you're interested in allowing the user to change the language at runtime take a look at my article covering this topic here on CP: UICultureChanger component[^] Good luck :) "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook www.troschuetz.de

Yes, there is a Thread.Sleep(int) method in System.Threading namespace. Best, Jun

You can also do this with a single label. Set 'Spring = true' and 'TextAlign = MiddleRight'.

Your thrid party component has to trigger events, once you know it does, you can catch them by for example with a button: btnButton.Click += (and then you press tab and it will create the method for you) When the third party component doens not trigger any events i'm affraid you can't. You can recognize events when you press . and then you get a list of all posible options, when it's a yellow lightening sign it's an event. (this if you use Visual Studio)

I remember having the same problem a while back and none of the second parameters I tried passing to ReadXml worked. Oddly enough, using a plain DataSet object worked like a charm. :^) Hopefully someone here will shed some light. Regards, Alvaro ... since we've descended to name calling, I'm thinking you're about twenty pounds of troll droppings in a ten pound bag. - Vincent Reynolds