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This describes how to get multipe language support.
The LANGUAGE LIST
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There is a parm in PARMS.BB called LANGUAGE_LIST. This should be a list
of letters (up to 8) with each letter standing for a different language.
The first letter is the primary language. The other letters are
secondary languages. Example:
LANGUAGE_LIST = EIF
might be for English, Italian, and French. English would then be the
primary language and Italian and French would be secondary languages.
The letters can mean whatever you want. Numbers are also acceptable.
MESSAGE files
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The file pointer to by MESSAGE_FILE in PARMS.BB is the primary language
message file. This is usually MESSAGE.BB. The other language file names
are built from this one by adding the secondary language letter to the
end of the file name. From our example above:
MESSAGE.BB = English
MESSAGE.BB + I = MESSAGE.BBI = Italian
MESSAGE.BB + F = MESSAGE.BBF = French
Message resolution
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The actual text for a message will be found by searching the secondary
language file and then the primary. So if message #4 is only in the
primary file, then it will be used for all languages. This way it is
necessary only to have the messages that are different in the secondary
language message files. Messages such as #24 (the forwarding header)
only have to be coded once.
Language selection
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A user that hasd not selected a language will be given the default
language for the port at the time he logs on. This could change from
session to session.
Users select their language using the NL command or as part of the
registration process.
Special character: A selection of "?" means the user wants the default
language of the port used.