=====Localization with Globalize=====



====Installation and configuration====
Installing Globalize is pretty straightforward. See the documentation online:



[[http://www.globalize-rails.org/wiki/|http://www.globalize-rails.org/wiki/]]



Do not forget to:

  *include the following lines at the end of your rails_apps/yourAppName/config/environment.rb file:
<code c>
include Globalize
Locale.set_base_language 'nl-NL'
</code>


(or any other base language if you're not in the Netherlands, of course).



  *before any filters, add the following line in your file rails_apps/yourAppName/app/controllers/application.rb:
<code c>
Locale.set("nl-NL")
</code>


I have made it a habit to store my translation strings in ''**app/helpers/translations.rb**''


====Using Globalize to output plain string dates====
Using Globalize is also pretty easy. It just melds in with the various ''**date_select**'' functions already present in Rails. These methods allow you to output select boxes where you can select and edit dates.



Outputting a plain formatted date string, however, is not really documented. Here is how you do it:



<code c>
  <p><label for="account_logdate">Laatst ingelogd</label><br/>  
  <span id="account_logdate"><%= @account.logdate.localize("%d %B %Y") %></p>
</code>


This outputs:



<code c>
Laatst ingelogd
18 januari 2006
</code>