Re: multi language interfaces

Hi,

As Peter and Richard has pointed out - MSGF, I think is the way to go.

I have done this - but at Library-level.

Library XM400PGM contains programs and msgf XM400MSGF with the default language.
Library XM400PGMUS contains msgf XM400MSGF with US language.
Library XM400PGMBE contains msgf XM400MSGF with BE language.
And so on.

When user signs in I have an initial CL prog. that set's the librarylist with 
the users
preferred language-library on top of XM400PGM (or not - if default).

If a new language is needed - just copy from default to a new library and edit 
the text.

If new language-dependent things shows up - your system is ready :-)

Best regards,
Leif
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Simonse, Arco (CMK)" <ArcoSimonse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG400-List Midrange.com" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 6. juni 2005 11:37
Subject: multi language interfaces


Hi all,

In our shop 95 % of the applications is RPG with 5250 user interfaces.
Almost all of the display files are hardcoded with Dutch conversations.
Management has decided that all new applications should have
multilangual user interfaces, based on user preferences.
The system language (we are on V5R2) is English and that will stay as it
is. Only the applications become multilang interfaces.

I googled around but can't find much about how to implement such thing.
Does anybody have a good starting point for this?

Many thanks,

Arco Simonse
pgmr



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