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 +=====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>
 +
 +
 +
  

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