>Hi guys,
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>I've been ask by my company to learn how difficult it will be to design a new system (obviously in VFP 8) with the capability of changing the language at the click of a button. My only approach is to populate labels, menus, captions, tool tips, messages… from one or multiple tables where we have previously populate the data in different languages.
>Is there a better approach? Are there any third party systems that help on multi-language environments? One of the directors in the company claims that there is software that translates every string in compilation time. I have never heard of this.
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>Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
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>Thanks guys.
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>Paco Calvente.

You can use our Multilanguage Convertor to do this job, when you finish your project.
If you like you can download #12963 our Datatools, which is done with this technology. ABC buton open translation menu.
When you start application you chose working language.
All labels, menus, captions, tool tips, messages… are derived in DBFs and according chosen language you populate proper values for it.
You also can use commercial frame work to do the same job.