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What sort of translation are you referring to? Translation into HTML or
translation into another language?
If you are talking about translating into other languages, the tools of
that trade (like TRADOS) have an underlying database that the translator
uses. For most of what they do, they aren't really even aware of the
underlying database structure. You won't have to worry about it except
to request this translation memory file from translators, keep it on
hand & safe, and provide it to translators for new versions.
RoboHTML is a database or uses one underneath, I believe. It's how it
can so quickly output to many different formats. So, you won't have to
worry about translating into HTML, because it is practically done for
you at the get go.
If you are worried about both getting things into HTML and into other
languages, it is still possible without stressing too much about
underlying databases.
Glenn Maxey
Voyant Technologies, Inc.
Tel. +1 303.223.5164
Fax. +1 303.223.5275
glenn -dot- maxey -at- voyanttech -dot- com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hart, Rowena [mailto:Hart -at- SelkirkFinancial -dot- com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 4:45 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Database > Formatted HTML files?
>
> Before embarking on a big online help system project, I need
> to figure out
> how I'm going to handle the translation of the help text.
>
> My understanding is that the most cost- and time-effective
> way to deal with
> translation is to create the help text in a database.
> I intend to design and
> generate the help system in RoboHelp (web help). With this in
> mind, I need
> to figure out how to get the help text out of the database
> and format it in
> HTML without spending a murderously long time applying HTML
> formatting by
> hand.
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