Translate WiX .wxl files

🔗What are WiX .wxl files?

WiX .wxl files are language files used to localize WiX platform installers for .NET projects. Their file extensions is .wxl.

🔗.wxl file example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information. -->


<WixLocalization Culture="en-us" Language="1033" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/localization">
  <String Id="Caption">[WixBundleName] Setup</String>
  <String Id="Title">[WixBundleName]</String>
  <String Id="InstallHeader">Welcome</String>
  <String Id="InstallMessage">Setup will install [WixBundleName] on your computer. Click install to continue, options to set the install directory or Close to exit.</String>
  <String Id="InstallVersion">Version [WixBundleVersion]</String>
  <String Id="ConfirmCancelMessage">Are you sure you want to cancel?</String>
  <String Id="ExecuteUpgradeRelatedBundleMessage">Previous version</String>
  <String Id="HelpHeader">Setup Help</String>
</WixLocalization>

🔗Language ID

The WixLocalization elements includes a Language attribute, which uses a Microsoft LCID. LCIDs are getting deprecated, so in case a file is uploaded with a Language attribute, WebTranslateIt will remove it. The Culture attribute will contain the locale code.

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