How to Translate Applications Generated with:
PHP/MySQL Web Database Application Code Generator Version 10

All the text and messages contained in your generated application come from XML files in the c:\program files\pmwdacg10\templates\language folder.

If English is not your users first language and you wish to do so, you can translate the words and phrases used in your application into other languages such as French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Urdu etc.

To begin translating, first duplicate the folder called English and name it as the language you wish to create, e.g. Spanish.

Go through each file in turn, either with an XML editor, or using notepad if you don’t have one.

Under the heading:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>
<root>
<languagedefinitions>

Comes the actual language elements such as:

<definition Key="TEXT-ADDRECORD" Translation="Add Record" Comment="Used on Add Record button" />

The "Key" item is used to identify it in the templates and should not be translated.

"Translation" is where you should translate the English text.

"Comment" is an explanation of the context in which the text is used, and does not need to be translated.

You are free to share your language definition files with others. I hope to make additional ones available in future.