If you are considering developing a multi-language Web site, perhaps
have a file called something like translate.asp (which contains a
function call TranslateIt()) included in each page. Thus toward the top
of a regular Web page you might have the following:
<!--#include file="translate.asp"-->
And on Web pages wherever regular text is used, use the function from
translate.asp instead.
So for a button that says "Close" in English and something with the same
meaning in other languages the button might look like this:
<input type="submit" name="btnClose" value="<%= TranslateIt("Close")
%>">
And there could be a session variable called Language that is set
somewhere:
Session("Language") = "German"
And here is the TranslateIt() function in the translate.asp include
file:
Function TranslateIt(pstrStatement)
Select Case Session("Language")
Case "English"
Select Case pstrStatement
Case "Close"
TranslateIt = "Close"
Case "Open"
TranslateIt = "Open"
End Select
Case "German"
Select Case pstrStatement
Case "Close"
TranslateIt = "Ende"
Case "Open"
TranslateIt = "Offen"
End Select
End Select
End Function
Thus the above Close button would say Ende because Session("Language")
is set to be German.
Perhaps a similar concept is used at Google where on the main screen one
can click on Preferences and change the interface language to be
something other than what you're used to. Just for fun Google even lets
you change it to be Elmer Fudd which is located in the listbox between
Dutch and English. With the interface language set to Elmer Fudd the
"Google Search" button now says "Google Seawch" and the "I'm Feeling
Lucky" button now says "I'm Feewing Wucky."
Best regards,
J. Paul Schmidt, Freelance ASP Web Developer
http://www.Bullschmidt.com
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