I have developed a "translate.vi", that makes it very easy to translate allfront panel strings and Run Time Menus (RTM) of your VIs in three steps:1. Place the "translate.vi" at the beginning of the VI which strings you want to translate (main VI) and start the main VI.2. In the directory of your main VI a translation file "strings.txt" was created, that contains a column of front panel strings of your main VI. Add a new column for each new language to the translation file. (e.g. with EXCEL).3. Select the language index of the translation VI according to the desired language and start the main VI again. That's it!This works also at run-time and even after modifications of your VI!The reason why I have developed this VI is that the Export VI Strings andImport VI Strings method of LabVIEW has many disadvantages:- If you modify the VI, importing a previously exported and translated text file results in errors.- The exported text file has a structure close to XML. If you want to give it a translator, you would need a parser that would allow you to extract only the translatable strings.- It is not possible to change the strings at runtime, because the you can not import the textfile if the VI is running.- Each VI of your application has its own textfile. If same strings appear in many VIs (like "cancel" of a cancel button), you have to translate them in each textfile.- Run Time Menu (RTM) items are not included in the exported textfile.I will send a tutorial (PDF file, 2 pages), documentation (PDF file, 3 pages)and a demo to everybody who is interested.Please send me a short email.Robert Nell

LabVIEW

Very easy translation of front panels and RTMs (without Export/Import VI Strings)

Hi Nell,

I am very much interested to try your tool for the translation of the text on frontpanel. Could you please send me your VI with code and documentation (if you have) at atif.arshad.chughtai@gmail.com

Thanks.

Have a nice day.

Ati.

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