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CHAPTER 13 – Multilingual Features
Note: The Translation Tool can also be launched manually from the Start button, and the
"Default.UDT" for the required project loaded.
Note: The Translation Tool can be distributed to translators licence free, and an installation package
can be found on the original CD in the folder "Translation Tool"
The User Defined Text for the application is shown in the first column, sorted alphabetically. A
column is shown for each existing translated UDT file. To add new translations, click the Add New
Language toolbar button and select the required language. Now simply select each cell and type the
required translation. Non translatable text (like numbers, product names or formatting e.g. "1.0",
"Microsoft Windows" or "###.###") can be left blank to use the original translation, or Copy and
Pasted from other columns.
When completed, exit the Translation Tool and save the changes. The User Defined Text will now be
loaded when you change languages at Runtime.
Note: If some development text with translations is changed or corrected the translations will be
shown in Red as below, as if the Application text is missing.
Note: Where there are translations for text that is not in the Application Text, the whole row is shown
in Red. To correct this problem either copy the old translations to the correct row, or just delete the
unwanted translation. When all columns are corrected you can save and close the Translation Tool.
When reopened the highlighted rows have been deleted. Alternatively you can delete an entire
highlighted row by right clicking on the row header (with the row number) and selecting Delete
Selected Row.
Note: Where older .USL files exist, they will be loaded if no corresponding UDT file exists, and
converted to Unicode. When saving, new Unicode UDT files are always written.
Note: If you need translations for the same text in different contexts, Show the Object ID column
and select the Add new object ID string button. Select the application text for the new translation
and the object context for this special case. This is in the format PageName followed by a dot
followed by ObjectName for example MyPage.Push_1
Note: Any text that includes a quote " character cannot be stored so is automatically converted to
single quote ' character. Translations must also include single quote characters.
Note: To enter a 'newline' in the edit field hold the <Ctrl> key and press the Return key.
Translating User Defined Text manually
To get the user defined text translated and incorporated follow these steps:
1, 2, 3...
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1.
Develop your application completely. It is easier (and more effective) to
perform these steps just once. However if further development is required,
repeat these steps and use a development tool like WinGrep, Visual Sourcesafe
or other version control software which should easily show the changes that
have been made
2.
Export the user defined text by selecting menu Project|Create User Language
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