Language Translation/Conversion

Hello ASP.net Family,

Does anyone know of a translation/language conversion tool for use with ASP.NET web applications? I'm trying to convert some introductory and instructional text used in my application to some different languages, and i'm just looking for a way to do it that won't require me to find a language dictionary and tough it out word for word. Any ideas or advice at all would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

- NJCity

Re: Language Translation/Conversion

hi NJCity

i am not sure this will help you or not .google has some services you can enter your sentences and get translate

only thing is that you need to cross check each time

http://translate.google.com/translate_t?langpair=es|en

Regards

anee

Re: Language Translation/Conversion

You can do one thing.

You could use resource files.

What u have to do is just take the create the resource file for the web page whom language u want to change.

The naming of resource file is also important.

if language you wanna change is french the name should be

filename.aspx.fr.resx

where resx is the resource file extension.

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Re: Language Translation/Conversion

Thanks anee. that sounds like an excellent method of getting to some translated phrases quickly. Then i guess i'd just have to copy and paste in the various areas...

...but what do you mean by "cross-check" though? Would i need another source to verify my answers or use Google's "Suggest a better translation alternative"?

Thanks again for the reply,

NJC

Re: Language Translation/Conversion

Hello rajkumarsharma,

I'm really new to ASP.Net so i don't know much about these "resource files". How can i find out more about them? Can you create them automatically from my VS2005 IDE?

Re: Language Translation/Conversion

Yes, you can create them automatically.

open the designer of the aspx.

Go to Tools means.

Click on Generatelocalresource.

Then you will have a resource file having values for all server side controls.

Re: Language Translation/Conversion

NewJack

Thanks anee. that sounds like an excellent method of getting to some translated phrases quickly. Then i guess i'd just have to copy and paste in the various areas...

...but what do you mean by "cross-check" though? Would i need another source to verify my answers or use Google's "Suggest a better translation alternative"?

Thanks again for the reply,

NJC

Dear NJC

some times that google tool may give un expected translations especially when you are dealing with short forms.(For example if you want to translate CBS to some language google gives the translation for "columbia broad casting station" instead of just CBS in that language.Thats why i said a "cross check is required"

Hope this helps

Thanks and Regards

Anee[Yes]

Re: Language Translation/Conversion

Thanks rajkumarsharma for this and the previous tips on resource files. It led me to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms227427(VS.80).aspx which gives more background on resource file usage and ultimately ASP.NET Globalization and Localization which is apparently ASP.NET's official direction on how to handle international culture and language communications in website designs. Looks like this is the way to go....(but i'll use anee111's method to make sure of what i'm supposed to see! Thank you too anee111)