RE: External localization?

Subject: RE: External localization?
From: "technicoid" <technicoid -at- cableone -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:03:47 -0700


>Has anyone here encountered a scheme in which the constant strings,
>particularly the diagnostic messages, of a software product are
>separated from the software itself?

That's the aim of internationalization. It's a very common practice, and
you've most likely encountered a lot of software that use language DLLs
or otherwise extermalized strings. See
http://www.i18ngurus.com/docs/984813255.html for articles related to the
topic.

Bill
technicoid -at- cableone -dot- net




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