VB Language Pack Generator is a Powerful and complete application for you to quickly generate language packs to your VB projects. You need to load a project, and translate your labels, menus, buttons, SSTabs, etc... It is able to translate control arrays and indexed menus too.
It can load large captions or tooltips from the binary (.FRX) file of the form. The example, how to use the class module to load language packs is heavly commented. I am thinking in implement it and make it a profissional tool for VB programmers and make it shareware. Vote for me if you like it. Feel free for give me some help to implement it. Thanks!!
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IT DOESN'T USE ANY OCX. TO USE THIS TOOL WITH YOUR PROJECT, YOU ONLY HAVE TO ADD ONE CLASS MODULE TO YOUR APP AND NOTHING ELSE. NO OCX AND NO DLL. JUST GREAT!! (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Nice, but unfortunately it does not work with any third party controls ... just the standard controls are supported ... However - 4 from me. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
But You can't say it isn't a GREAT peace of code. It is a very good automation tool to quickly translate your projects. And it works great!! Keep voting please!! (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
hahaha.. No, no!! I am a programmer. I make corporative programs, it is fine. http://www.secullum.com.br I made that page. I work there. :) (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
3/6/2003 6:55:22 AM:
Hi! U R the inventor of this!! oh nice and a very unique inventry of coding world...if u want then can mail me for any problem...i will try with my best. With a best wishes for the comming future..dont mind i m going to see ur other 11 submission (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
The next trick will be to have it scan the code and somehow pull out the captions and text that are set programatically. (i.e. label.caption=""). My programs usually toggle captions and that would need to be addressed for the language pack to be truly comprehensive.
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A Frame without caption upsets it and it returns (in my special case) the FormatString property of an MSFlexgrid inside the Frame. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Very nice! I'm impressed, good job, keep up the good work. 5 *'s from me. :) (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
3/6/2003 2:16:42 PM:
Excelente, 5 globos Antonio (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
3/6/2003 10:28:26 PM:
Hi Frederico Machado, I can not send you an email personally. Thanks a lot! I have downloaded & tested it. Somethings new and the code is well commented but the main features (as I think) is still not done yet. That is: 1. How can I re-edit the language pack which was generated (Supported that I closed the VB Language Pack Generator after previous editing the language package). 2. The default language pack should be generated as a default so there is no need to generate file english.pak again.
Anyways, I have gave you 5 gobals in PSC.
Keep up the good work!
TuanHai
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About re-editing the code, it means open existing language packs to Edit, I will implement in the next version I think. And about making a default language pack, you can load a project, choose a file to your default language pack, such as english.lpk or default.lpk, and DO NOT translate a single control. Leave all "New caption" and "New Tooltip" blank, like default when you load a project. Just generate the language pack and you will have your default pack. Thanks! Keep voting please! (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
If you leave the "New caption" or "New Tooltip" blank, than the packer uses the default one to generate the language pack. But I will make an option just to do that default pack. Look for new versions soon.
Best Regards, Fredi (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Very simple, straight-forward and easy to use. Extremly useful for anyone looking to implement multiple languages in a program without using resource files.
Keep it coming. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
fantastic 5*. Just wanted to know is there a reason you mix Public and Global in your declarations? (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Ae cara... ta da ora seu programa... e é o unico que eu achei desse tipo... muito louco... Vou por um código aqui no planetsourcecode sobre Auto-Update sabe, para o programa se atualizar sozinho... posso usar seu language pack né? Te coloco uns créditos... naum tem problema né???
Falow... (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Like mentioned before A reload of a language pack would be essentials to continue adding/modifying new strings would be a necessity since you are never really finished with a project.
Tks, rg
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Hi, i just want to say that this idea is awesome But i found some bugs.....! When you have one or may controls inside a container doesnt' work for contained controls, i already tried to modify code for third party controls or VB custom controls (wich have tooltip property and caption property) and works, but in contained controls I Can't can you check this....
Anyway , good code...!
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Great, but I think I would prefer somehow so the control names are not in the lpk file. just a thought.. 5 globes from me.. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
where to download all the lpk files? I cannot find it on my harddisk for other languages. thank you (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
This application helps you to CREATE a language pack to your projects, so you won't find other lpk in the zip, just the english and portuguese samples.
Maybe I will continue this project and make an auto-translate using some web translators..
Best Regards...
Frederico Machado (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
hey i just gave it a 5 globes. I understand how it fully works. The lpk files are just like txt files whereby it will correspond accordingly.
Now the problem is, is there a shortcut to export all the forms, controls in a VB project to the lpk file?
I think it is quite tedious to go thru each single form individually assuming it is a very huge project. u can contact me on yihwen@gmail.com (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
3/18/2005 8:11:29 AM:
Outstanding! 5 Globes! Looking forward to the next update! (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
absolutly amazing. but do you think theres any chance of you making the .lpk into a .dll instead? to hide the control names from the most notepad users. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
I released a new version of the VB Language Pack Generator.
http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=61 578&lngWId=1 (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
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