clsMultiLngsupport Class

This class permits you to translate your forms automatically (by applying UNICODE captions and tips to your controls and to the form) using a external .ini file created in a certain way.

Enums

Name	Description

Events

Name	Description

Properties

Name	Type	Description

Methods

Name	Type	Description
AddSection		Adds a specific section from the given translation file to the list of translations
AddString		Adds a specific value to a specific section in the translation collection
ApplyToCtrl		Applies the translation to the specified control
ApplyToForm		Translates the passed form
ApplyToFormName		Translated a specified form using another name as section
GFS	(String)	Get Form String Loads a string from the translation file using the "Id" parameter as a control name and the given form name as section
GGS	(String)	Get Global String Reads a value from the Global section of the file (which is [GLOBAL])
GGS_Params	(String)	Get Global String Params Reads a value from the Global section of the file (which is [GLOBAL]) and substitutes given parameters to %1 %2 %3 %4
GS	(String)	Get String Loads a string from the translation file using the complete key
GSS	(String)	Get Section String Gets a value from a specified section
Start		Loads the translation file from the given path into memory

Remarks

The translation .ini file is a standard .ini file optionally in UNICODE UTF16LE format.

The translation file has to be in this way:
Create as many sections as forms' names:

[form1] <-- the name of the form to translate
form1=pippo <- the caption of the form
button1=Press Here <- button1 caption
button1.Tip=Press this button <- button1 tip
...
[form2] <-- the name of the form2
...

It's possible to add special chars: [cr] for adding a line feed, # for adding comments, %1-%2-%3 for adding parameters (use the [GGS_Params] for retrieving the translation)

How to use this class:

1- Create a global instance of the class

Dim moMultiLngSupport As New clsMultiLngsupport

2- load a certain language using the Start method (only one time)

moMultiLngSupport.Start "arabic.lng", "Arial Unicode MS"

This method takes two parameters, the first is the name of the translation file, the second (optional) is the name of an UNICODE FONT Name to apply to every control.

3- in the Load event of forms call the ApplyToForm method

moMultiLngSupport.ApplyToForm Me

When translating a menu item this class passes the translation encoded using the Hex encoding, so your menu must have the StringMode property set to Hex ([ctlUniMenu.eUniMenuStringMode]).