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June 7, 2009

Filed under: Programming, c# — Tags: Iso Codes — admin @ 4:40 pm

Hey all!

Seems that Microsoft did not consider the Isle of Man.

try the following (on vs 2008) …

var countryName = new RegionInfo("IM").DisplayName;

you get a “Not support” exception. “IM” is the Iso code for the isle of man (http://www.iso.org/iso/english_country_names_and_code_elements)

Not to worry, I’ve submitted to Microsoft - Lets see what happens…
Thanx

Zak

Hi Zak,

Until they get chance to update you could try using the following http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.cultureandregioninfobuilder.register(VS.80).aspx along with http://www.iso.org/iso/newsletter_v-11_jersey_guernsey_isle_of_man.pdf

Comment by Mike — June 8, 2009 @ 1:38 am
Hi!
following on from the post, here’s the response from Microsoft…
Greetings from Microsoft Connect!

This notification was generated for feedback item: RegionInfo object missing the Isle of Man which you submitted at the Microsoft Connect site.

Thanks for your feedback.

We are escalating this issue to the appropriate group within the Visual Studio Product Team for triage and resolution. These specialized experts will follow-up with your issue.

Thank you,
Visual Studio Product Team

Comment by admin — June 10, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
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