[FX.php List] Approach for multiple language project

[Jonathan Schwartz]

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 informaciÛn 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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