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Translate captions in a Microsoft Access run-time application

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I want to translate the forms in an MS-Access run-time application. I beleive that athis simply means that I have to translate the captions in the form.

Can someone confirm that translating the captions will not break the application?

Thanks!

Jim Horn

Define 'translante the captions'.

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stevbe

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GRayL

In a run-time app, I don't believe you have access to form/report captions.

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nico5038

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vanauden

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I do have the MDB version of the DB and I am able to directly edit each form in FORM VIEW in Access.

I would define translating the captions as translating the Visual Basic Caption Property in the Access form. I would do so by right clicking a term "Enter Name:" that would describe a form field... Ex: Enter Name: ________________.

I want to be clear that I would not be translating the NAME PROPERTY, which I know is used in the code.

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vanauden

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Thanks much everyone!

GRayL

Actually, what I think you are talking about are labels. All forms and labels have a caption property which you should be able to translate (into another language?) without problems provided there is no action programmed against the contents of any of these captions.

vanauden

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Hi GRayl

I think you are right about the "label" word and thanks for the supporting info!