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Multi Language Applications

We are a system integrator writing applications for industrial control systems using Visual Basic "Man Machine Interfaces" (MMI) and C++ for most control functions. We have had numerous requests to provide multi-language MMI’s . These are Client/server applications using Windows NT the standard TCP/IP network services.

Previously we supplied many non-windows based systems using an industrial 68000 based computer programmed in "Forth". We supplied systems for English/Spanish, English/French, English/Polish, and English/Russian. To accomplish this, we stripped out all the text in both the MMI and the reports, built a file with English statements and corresponding "Second Language" statements. We then were able to, by means of a "Two Position" selector switch, switch from one language to the other.

I am looking for any products or ideas that will assist me in this type of system. Any ideas???
Richard Jorgensen

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dansari

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rjorgy

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I will let you know how it works out.

rjorgy

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I will let you know how it works out.

rjorgy

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I will let you know how it works out.

dansari

Correction:

Here's some code I found somewhere, (better version of the above):

me.caption = loadresstring(cint(me.tag))

for each ctl in me.controls
err.clear
if isnumeric(ctl.tag) then
if err = 0 then
ctl.caption = loadresstring(cint(ctl.tag) + nLanguageBase)
end if
end if
next

So, for all controls on the form that *do* have a numeric Tag property value, this code will attempt to load the resource string into that control's caption.

dansari

Damn, that should be

me.caption = loadresstring(cint(me.tag) + nLanguageBase)

Iterative programming.

rjorgy

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Thanks again
Dick