A brief introduction to Globalization and Localization

If we are going to deal with Globalization and Localization, it only makes sense that we'll define them first, so we are all speaking the same language.

Globalization

Globalization support, in the context of a RAD tool, is the ability of the development environment to support developing applications that perform well and correctly in a multiple languages and locales environment, regardless of the core application logic.

APEX was designed with Globalization in mind. It includes several wizards and mechanisms that allow us to implement the Localization we need and operate in a multi-lingual environment.

APEX includes options for setting the primary application language (which can be different from the language of the APEX IDE) and how it should be derived. Its Import/Export mechanism allows us to import external files in various languages and encodings and to export CSV files that match the application language and encoding, as well as...