Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Progress Dynamics Advanced Development

Storing translated text strings in the Repository

You can create a translation by storing individual text strings in the Repository.

To create the translations:

Select Application Language Control in the Progress Dynamics Administration’s Application menu to create a new language. If you have been through the tutorial or have defined multiple languages for any other purpose, you already have languages other than English defined in the Repository.
Select Application Translation Control from the same Application menu.
Select Add in the Translation Control browse window and add translations for each of the text strings in the pop-up menu.
To translate text strings not associated with a specific Progress Dynamics widget type, select the language you are translating into.
Select Text Field as the Widget Type and enter the base string (in the original language) in the Widget Name field.
Enter the translated text in the Translation Label field, as shown:



Save this and enter four more text translations for Sort Columns, Save Browser Settings, Reset Browser Settings, and Exit. When you are done, exit the maintenance window to see your translations in the Translation Control browse, as shown:



Now select File Re-Logon from the AppBuilder menu and log back in using your Login Name, but with the Language set to French, as shown: