[AccessD] Selecting Languages - English or Spanish or Something

Dan Waters dwaters at usinternet.com
Mon Nov 22 09:14:33 CST 2004


I did some internet research and found that there apparently isn't
anything that does 'perfect' translations - that is left to actual
people!  It did seem that there were some not inexpensive software
solutions that would have been able to do a pretty good job.

Translation on a PC is called Machine Translation.  Machine translation
can take a document and take a 'first cut' at doing a translation.  Then
someone who knows both languages can finish it off in less time.  I'm
going to recommend this approach to my client.

This first cut can be done from Word.  
	Open a Word document and highlight some text. 
	Select Tools | Language | Translate.
	A Translate pane will appear at the right.
	At the bottom see 'Translate via the Web'.
	Select the language translation you want.
	Push Go.
	A web site will open with the Machine translation of the text
		you highlighted.  

I tried to use the Look up in Dictionary feature, but that always came
back with No Suggestions.

Dan Waters
ProMation Systems

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim DeMarco
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 7:04 AM
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Subject: RE: [AccessD] Selecting Languages - English or Spanish or
Something

No not on the fly.  Every report is saved twice (once for English,
another for Spanish).  This was all set up before I got here but I think
the difference in the text sizes (lengths) between the languages was a
major reason.

Jim DeMarco

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Dan Waters
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 3:49 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Selecting Languages - English or Spanish or
Something


Jim,

Are your reports partially translated on the fly?  If not it seems that
you would need to have your original text information recorded in two
separate places - one for each language?

If on the fly how is this done?

Dan

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim DeMarco
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:28 AM
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Subject: RE: [AccessD] Selecting Languages - English or Spanish or
Something

We have two of everything here at this point.  Pick the language, print
the correct version report.

Jim DeMarco

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Charlotte
Foust
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:28 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Selecting Languages - English or Spanish or
Something


Switch to VB.Net and XML?  (well, it IS Friday) :-}

Charlotte Foust


-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Waters [mailto:dwaters at usinternet.com] 
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:44 AM
To: Database Advisors
Subject: [AccessD] Selecting Languages - English or Spanish or Something


I have a client who would like their system to be able to present
reports in different languages, based on a selection made on-screen by
the reader.  How would I get started making this happen?  

 

Thanks,

Dan Waters

ProMation Systems

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