AutoDetect User's Language Preference

[Dann Goddu]

I am looking for a way to detect the language setting of a
user, and redirect the user to the appropriate version of
a web site.

For example, if a user would running the French version of
Windows, that user would automatically be presented with
the French version of the web site.

Is there a client variable that contains that information?

(I am looking for an alternative to having the user select
a language preference and writing their selection to a
cookie.)

Thank you.

[Igor Tandetnik]

The usual way is for the server to make use of Accept-Language HTTP
request header. See KB Article Q208935 "Redirection Based on
Accept-Language Using ASP". The user can configure this header through
Tools | Internet Options | General | Languages dialog. I would expect
that a localized version of the browser comes preset with the
appropriate language but I don't have one to check.

If you insist on client-side solution, see navigator.userLanguage or
clientInformation.userLanguage
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With best wishes,
Igor Tandetnik

"For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat,
and wrong." H.L. Mencken

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