Detecting Country of client workstation 2

[gus121]

How would I be best detecting the clients country in the world so I can change the currency for them.
Should I use Javascript or ASP.

Angus

 

[mwolf00]

You can detect where they are by reading their locale identifier... session.LCID For a list of LCIDs:

http://www.webwizguide.info/asp/faq/date_time_settings.asp

http://www.w3schools.com/vbscript/func_setlocale.asp

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[gus121]

Excellent it seems to work for me. How can I fool the session.LCID to think I am from different Country for testing. I tryed changing the time zone but this did not work. thanks

Angus

 

[gus121]

Can Someone outside the UK please try this link out for me tell me which country they are from and what (session.LCID) number they get back.

http://www.sailgb.com/asp_component_test/test.asp

Thanks

Angus

 

[mwolf00]

I get 2057 - I'm in the US.

You can set the ID like this - session.LCID = 1000

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook

 

[gus121]

Thanks but 2057 is the UK. I want a method of detecting the clients location not the server location. so this is of little use.
Is it?

Angus

 

[mwolf00]

Are you following the code that is written in the first link I gave you? You should not, it uses the global.asa file to set the LCID for each session, which will make all sessions "2057" if you follow their example.

Do not set it at all and then let's try your test again...

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook

 

[gus121]

No I am not. Wait I will check the global.asa file to see if the LCID.session is set

Angus

 

[mwolf00]

Is your code like this?

response.write session.LCID



Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook

 

[gus121]

yes. And session.LCID was been set in the global.asa thanks

Angus

 

[mwolf00]

Hey, now I get

Your Session.LCID Number is: 2048

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook

 

[gus121]

Excellent. Any ideas why the previous web developer would set the Session.LCID as fixed LCID number?

Angus

 

[GaryC123]

If you're willing to spend a little bit of money you can get a database of IP to Country data.

http://www.intouch-media.co.uk

 

[gus121]

Hi mwolf perhaps gary's solution is the only solution because I cant find 2048 in any of those LCID lists you gave me.

Angus

 

[onpnt]

maybe you need to look a little closer joking!

http://www.w3schools.com/asp/prop_lcid.asp

this link has this particulat format you referenced being used for a example. actually a click away from mwolf00's link

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_{$str = "sleep is good for you. sleep gives you the energy you need to function";
$Nstr = ereg_replace("sleep","coffee",$str); echo $Nstr;}

http://www.onpntwebdesigns.com

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[gus121]

2048 is what i get as well

Angus

 

[gus121]

OK - So 2048 is the default. This does not help me determine the country the client is from.

Angus

 

[mwolf00]

I believe that 2048 is US, what do you get there in the UK?

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook

 

[onpnt]

amazing

http://www.developerfusion.com/show/3175/

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_{$str = "sleep is good for you. sleep gives you the energy you need to function";
$Nstr = ereg_replace("sleep","coffee",$str); echo $Nstr;}

http://www.onpntwebdesigns.com

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[mwolf00]

Nice find onpnt!

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rich Cook