Foreign language issues

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From: Henk Borsje (hjborsje_at_verizon.net)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:39:17 GMT

Dear reader,

My VB6 application requires that all strings in the user interface be
translated into a foreign language. I have set up a large table with
translated strings that I read at program initialization. Creating the
translations was the largest part of the effort. I am still hoping that
there is a way to programmatically get hold of some of the most commonly
used interface words that are part of the OS software. 'File',
'Cancel','Tools', etc. are some examples.

When a PC has a non-English default language, is there a way for a VB
application to obtain the translated text for these standard terms in the
language specific for this PC?

Thanks for your help.

Henk Borsje

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