[FX.php List] Approach for multiple language project
Steve Winter
steve at bluecrocodile.co.nz
Sat Nov 21 11:39:36 MST 2009
For what it's worth, I've done what Dale is suggesting to meet your
needs Jonathan previously and it works very well...
Cheers
Steve
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On 21 Nov 2009, at 17:49, Dale Bengston <dbengston at tds.net> wrote:
> You could put your JS code in the page head and just use FMP queries
> and PHP to fill in the error messages with the proper language text
> for a given user. That's probably the easiest way.
>
> The hard (but cleaner) way is to generate a JS file using PHP. This
> is how I do it, and it's a clean way to pass session variables into
> JS. Your JS reference in the head of your page looks like this:
>
> <script language="javascript" src="scripts/constants.php" type="text/
> javascript"></script>
>
> Note that the html call is looking for JavaScript file, but it's
> actually a PHP file. Then in the file, you do tihs:
>
> ----------------------------------
>
> <?php
>
> session_start();
> header('Content-type: text/javascript');
>
> ?>
>
>
> var thisVar = '<?php echo $_SESSION['thisVar'];?>';
> var thatVar = '<?php echo $_SESSION['that'Var';?>';
>
>
> ----------------------------------
>
> You get the idea. Even thought your calling a PHP file, it returns a
> header that says it JavaScript so the html page interprets it
> correctly. If you place this as the first "JavaScript" file
> referenced in your <head></head>, then these variables will be
> available to your other JS files.
>
> Dale
>
> PS You can also use this technique to retrieve PHP/database table
> data to customize your CSS definitions.
>
>
> On Nov 21, 2009, at 11:23 AM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>
>> ggt, Someone, Steve, Joel, Dale...
>>
>> Thanks very much for the insight. The prospect of dealing with
>> text changes manually versus allowing the client the ability to do
>> it themselves is the key.
>>
>> I'm going with FileMaker.
>>
>> Now about the Javascript component. Anyone have an example how I
>> would execute form validation in Javascript , using FMP to supply
>> the error message?
>>
>> J
>>
>>> Agreed. You could even have PHP write your JS validation script
>>> according to the proper language, or at least write out variables
>>> containing the translated text that your validation script uses
>>> for display. I would strongly recommend storing all the translated
>>> variations in tables.
>>>
>>> Dale
>>>
>>> On Nov 20, 2009, at 10:06 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mainly due to easy maintenance, and that the client can edit the
>>>> values themselves.
>>>>
>>>> ggt
>>>>
>>>> 2009/11/21 Jonathan Schwartz <jschwartz at exit445.com>:
>>>>> ggt... Thanks for the code. Tell me why you think that storing
>>>>> the variable
>>>>> data in FileMaker is better than in text files.
>>>>>
>>>>> J
>>>>>
>>>>> At 10:44 PM +0100 11/20/09, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Untested, but I think this would do the job:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do not forget to have session_start(); at the top of every file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://pastebin.com/f528f1f4
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ggt
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2009/11/20 Gjermund Gusland Thorsen <ggt667 at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please use FileMaker for those values,
>>>>>>> it will most likely save you alot of trouble.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ggt
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2009/11/20 Jonathan Schwartz <jschwartz at exit445.com>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks for the sample code. Seeing all the "non-standard"
>>>>>>>> characters
>>>>>>>> makes
>>>>>>>> me think of another question...whether FileMaker will handle
>>>>>>>> these as
>>>>>>>> well
>>>>>>>> as in a text editor, if a text file method is used.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> At 2:58 PM -0500 11/20/09, Someone wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Jonathan,
>>>>>>>>> I did a project with 3 languages.
>>>>>>>>> The labels of each form were variables.
>>>>>>>>> Lucky the labels didn't change.
>>>>>>>>> If they'd changed often then maybe a database would have be
>>>>>>>>> needed.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> eg.
>>>>>>>>> if ($lang == 'en'){
>>>>>>>>> $l_header = "Please complete the following billing
>>>>>>>>> information:";
>>>>>>>>> $l_name = "Full Name";
>>>>>>>>> $l_appears = "(as it appears on credit card)";
>>>>>>>>> $l_card = "Credit Card Number";
>>>>>>>>> $l_month = "Expiry Month";
>>>>>>>>> $l_year = "Expiry Year";
>>>>>>>>> $l_email = "Email address";
>>>>>>>>> $l_regret = "We regret that we can only accept VISA and
>>>>>>>>> MasterCard
>>>>>>>>> payments at this time.";
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> }elseif ($lang == 'fr'){
>>>>>>>>> $l_header = "S'il vous plait remplissez les champs
>>>>>>>>> suivants avec
>>>>>>>>> vos donnÈs:";
>>>>>>>>> $l_name = "Nom";
>>>>>>>>> $l_appears = "(du titulaire de la carte de credit)";
>>>>>>>>> $l_card = "NumÈro de la carte de credit";
>>>>>>>>> $l_month = "Mois d'ÈchÈance";
>>>>>>>>> $l_year = "AnnÈe d'ÈchÈance";
>>>>>>>>> $l_email = "Adresse Èlectronique";
>>>>>>>>> $l_regret = " Paiement par carte VISA ou MasterCard
>>>>>>>>> seulement";
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> }elseif ($lang == 'es'){
>>>>>>>>> $l_header = "Por favor complete la siguiente i
>>>>>>>>> nformaciÛn de
>>>>>>>>> pago:";
>>>>>>>>> $l_name = "Nombre completo";
>>>>>>>>> $l_appears = "(tal como aparece en su tarjeta
>>>>>>>>> de crÈdito)";
>>>>>>>>> $l_card = "N mero de tarjeta de crÈdito";
>>>>>>>>> $l_month = "Mes de vencimiento";
>>>>>>>>> $l_year = "AÒo de vencimiento";
>>>>>>>>> $l_email = "DirecciÛn electrÛnica";
>>>>>>>>> $l_regret = "Pago por tarjeta VISA o MasterCard
>>>>>>>>> solamente.";
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Nov 20, 2009, at 2:44 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm contemplating how to best approach a new project. The
>>>>>>>>>> core of the
>>>>>>>>>> project is a multi-page online application form that is
>>>>>>>>>> needed in 6
>>>>>>>>>> different languages.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Obvioulsy, the process starts by defining each block of
>>>>>>>>>> text in the
>>>>>>>>>> form...including error messaging... and assigning a unique
>>>>>>>>>> variable.
>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>> variable gets populated from 6 different "buckets" of
>>>>>>>>>> values of each
>>>>>>>>>> language after a master language variable is set.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The question is how to store the text data. I guess the
>>>>>>>>>> choices are
>>>>>>>>>> either in individual languages php files, one for each
>>>>>>>>>> language, and
>>>>>>>>>> including the appropriate files. The other choice is
>>>>>>>>>> storing the
>>>>>>>>>> text in a
>>>>>>>>>> FileMaker database. The first option would be faster, but
>>>>>>>>>> "more
>>>>>>>>>> technical"
>>>>>>>>>> to edit. The latter would require more processing power but
>>>>>>>>>> be easier
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> edit and manage.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> A further complication is handling javascript forms
>>>>>>>>>> validation in the
>>>>>>>>>> various languages as well.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Anyone been down this road before?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>>>>>> --
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