Set up an application for language switching

On the development computer, install the Windows languages and set up the fonts that the application is to support.

Create the application and its components. The language that you select in the

Language

field on the

New

tab when you create a new application becomes the application's default language. The default language can be used to display undefined strings.

Use the

Languages

tool on the

Tools

menu to add the languages to the application that it is to support. An application can support language switching for up to 40 languages.

Use the

Languages

tool to export the strings from the application to a Unicode text file or an Excel spreadsheet.

Translate the strings into each of the languages the application will use at runtime.

Use the

Languages

tool to import the translated strings into the application for each language.

Provide ways for operators to switch between the application languages at runtime.

For example, you could create a button object on a graphic display whose action is to run the

Languages

command. You will have to set up a button for each language that the application is supporting for language switching.