Urdu writing in text box in vb.net

Question

I am using following code to enable my text box to write in Urdu but it is typing in English as usual. Please advise what do I need to make my textobx, take urdu as input

Thanks

Dim x As New System.Globalization.CultureInfo("ur-PK")
    InputLanguage.CurrentInputLanguage = InputLanguage.FromCulture(x)

+1, for using my native language. Urdu istimaal karne ke liye +1. :) — ApprenticeHacker, Feb 26 '12 at 12:45

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 26 '12 at 13:06

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After I added Urdu as a language option in Windows your code snippet started to work.

answered Feb 26 '12 at 13:06

Philip Fourie

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Please advise where to add this in Windows? – Furqan Sehgal Feb 26 '12 at 13:09
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Windows 7: Control Panel -> Change keyboards or other input methods -> Change keyboards... -> Add... -> (select Urdu) – Philip Fourie Feb 26 '12 at 13:12
Thanks ! trouble is I have windows Vista Home, and I think we can not do this with Vista Home................. – Furqan Sehgal Feb 26 '12 at 13:36

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 10 '14 at 08:15

you should use this for better result InputLanguage.CurrentInputLanguage = InputLanguage.InstalledInputLanguages(1) for Urdu use 1, for different languages use 2,3,4 and so on this work on textBox gotFocus event LIKE:

Private Sub TextBox1_GotFocus(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles TextBox1.GotFocus
        InputLanguage.CurrentInputLanguage = InputLanguage.InstalledInputLanguages(1)
End Sub

Urdu writing in text box in vb.net

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