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Is it possible to dynamically convert string variables
given in english to any other language(Eg:japanese).
Say for example user enters a string in english in textbox
from UI. It should be wriiten into a file with the
equivalent japanese word.Please help.........

Jul 21 '05 #1
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> Is it possible to dynamically convert string variables
given in english to any other language(Eg:japanese).
Say for example user enters a string in english in textbox
from UI. It should be wriiten into a file with the
equivalent japanese word.Please help.........

No. This is called "translation", not "conversion",
and only a human can do it at a decent quality.
At least for now.

What is called "machine translation" is enough to
help you get an idea of what the original said and
to give you a good lough from time to time.
--
Mihai
-------------------------
Replace _year_ with _ to get the real email
Jul 21 '05 #2
> Is it possible to dynamically convert string variables
given in english to any other language(Eg:japanese).
Say for example user enters a string in english in textbox
from UI. It should be wriiten into a file with the
equivalent japanese word.Please help.........

No. This is called "translation", not "conversion",
and only a human can do it at a decent quality.
At least for now.

What is called "machine translation" is enough to
help you get an idea of what the original said and
to give you a good lough from time to time.
--
Mihai
-------------------------
Replace _year_ with _ to get the real email
Jul 21 '05 #3
why do you want to do this?

SS wrote:
Is it possible to dynamically convert string variables
given in english to any other language(Eg:japanese).
Say for example user enters a string in english in textbox
from UI. It should be wriiten into a file with the
equivalent japanese word.Please help.........

Jul 21 '05 #4

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