Translating Data File Help Text

You can translate Help text for forms, fields, or data files. Use this procedure to translate Help text for data files if you want to use ASCII text files.

For more information, see the sections Help Text, The Text File Translation Process, and Help Text Translation Files.

To translate data file Help text

  1. Create an ASCII text file of the data file Help text to translate.
    1. At the command line, type:

      dmpdftxt [-a] [-l language [-t]] dumpfile productline systemcode [filename...]

    2. Type the following selections.
      Program Option Description
      a Dump all file, field, and index address lines, regardless of whether they contain Help text.
      l language Dump text in the specified language.
      t Dump non-translated text in the specified language. (If you use the -t option, -a is ignored.)
      Field Description
      dumpfile File to store the text in.
      productline Product line to dump text for.
      systemcode System code to dump text for.
      filename Database file to dump text for.
    3. Press Enter.

      The program runs and displays a message when it completes.

    4. Transfer the file to your word processing or translation program.

    Example: Dump Data File Help Text

    The following example shows sample output from dmpdftxt.

    ~$2 ACHEADER
This file contains the allocation code header information.
~$2 CACOMMENT
This file contains the comments for cost allocation transactions.
~$2 CADETAIL
This file contains the cost allocation detail information used 
to allocate.
  2. Translate the data file Help text in the ASCII text file using your word processing or translation program.
    Note: The ASCII text file must have been created by dmpdftxt so that it contains the ~$ lines. Do not change any line that begins with ~$. These are address lines that enable the translations to load to the proper location in the Environment. Change the text below the address line.
  3. Load the data file Help text file into the Environment.
    1. In your word processing or translation program, save the file of translated Help text as an ASCII (text only) file.
    2. Transfer the file from your PC to the server.
    3. At the command line, type:

      lddoctxt [-o] productline language dumpfile

    4. Type the following selections.
      Program Option Description
      o Overwrite the current text.
      Field Description
      productline Product line to load text for.
      language Language the text has been translated into.
      dumpfile File containing the translated text.
    5. Press Enter.

      The program runs and displays a message when it completes.