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I have a reqruiement where I would have to change the labels in my datacapture file (Form) depending on the locale of the user.

The approach I came with, for the same was this:

In the formAPI onLoad method get the locale of the user's browser.
Use a callServer call to pass this locale to a perl file.
There would be an XML file which would have the labels for all the langages stored in the file system let's say iw-home/local/config/application/labels.xml
The perl file will parse the XML based on the locale of the browser and return the labels to a FormAPI method.
The formAPI will use the setLabel method (introduced in TS after the 6.7.0 version) to set the labels

All this would happen when the form loads. I have also implemented the same. I hope I am right in doing this.

I sure one cannot change the labels of the datacapture file without coding. I think this is opnly possible for Labels that are in the standard screens like workflow screen, TS screens etc. These would just requrie change in TS properties files.

Could somebody please provide comments on the following:

Is the approach ok? Is there a better approach to do the same?
Is it possible to change the labels automatically based on user's locale without coding at all?

Requesting the experts to comment on these.

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kaalraa

You are right, without scripting on your own, labels of a DCT can not be changed. Just for others, your approach only works for TS 6.7 and higher, due to setLabel property.

I have a reqruiement where I would have to change the labels in my datacapture file (Form) depending on the locale of the user.

The approach I came with, for the same was this:
In the formAPI onLoad method get the locale of the user's browser.

Use a callServer call to pass this locale to a perl file.

There would be an XML file which would have the labels for all the langages stored in the file system let's say iw-home/local/config/application/labels.xml

The perl file will parse the XML based on the locale of the browser and return the labels to a FormAPI method.

The formAPI will use the setLabel method (introduced in TS after the 6.7.0 version) to set the labels

All this would happen when the form loads. I have also implemented the same. I hope I am right in doing this.

I sure one cannot change the labels of the datacapture file without coding. I think this is opnly possible for Labels that are in the standard screens like workflow screen, TS screens etc. These would just requrie change in TS properties files.

Could somebody please provide comments on the following:
Is the approach ok? Is there a better approach to do the same?

Is it possible to change the labels automatically based on user's locale without coding at all?

Requesting the experts to comment on these.

Aryan

Thanks Achin. I understand that. Does this mean that there is no way you can do this in pre-TS6.7 versions without having seperate DCTs for each language?

Frederik

Does this mean that there is no way you can do this in pre-TS6.7 versions without having seperate DCTs for each language?

If you're willing to use an unsupported method, and going via the HTML DOM, you can use the hack in "Setting Container Label Dynamically with FormAPI" http://devnet.interwoven.com/forums_vb/showthread.php?t=10141

I've used the method for dynamically setting Replicant titles, and it works nicely in TS 6.5 and TS 6.7

Aryan

Tried it. Thanks... it works well....

LeeCharlebois

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The approach I came with, for the same was this:
1. In the formAPI onLoad method get the locale of the user's browser.
...

Anyone have any guesses how he was able to acheive getting the locale from the user's browser? Can't seem to get it with any of the conventional JS ways of doing it...

Frederik

Google?

"In JavaScript, you can use the navigator.language (or, for Internet Explorer, navigator.userLanguage) property value to pick up this internationalization data."

This seems to be the user's OS language (regional settings), rather than the browser's language preference.

ISCBorisB

Google?

There is a younger cousin of the famous "Read the [...] Manual" recommendation. It's STFW Smiley Happy

RTFG ??????

So how about all of you guys give that a try and let me know how it works for you. I haven't been able to get the proper value returned to the javascript in my DCT, it returns the OS language instead of the browser language.

I wouldn't have posted if I hadn't already tried that. How 'bout we stop trying to pad our post stats and actually try helping? What a **** concept.

I asked a simple question, and not a single one of you answered it.

Has anyone else been successful getting the browser local using formAPI?

Frederik

Javascript&colon; navigator.language will give you the language of the installed Browser.

I'm under the impression that JS cannot read out the language preferences set in the browser Options. If you don't mind doing a round trip (callserver) to the server, you can get the browser language preferences from the HTTP environment variable HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE. You should be able to combine this callserver with the read out of the XML files containing the labels for diff locales.

See iw-bin/show_env.cgi for a code sample. For me, for instance, the value of that is

en,nl-be;q=0.7,fr-be;q=0.3

(I'm not sure how these q values are defined, but I bet any HTTP protocol RFC will tell you that)

ISCBorisB

So how about all of you guys give that a try and let me know how it works for you. I haven't been able to get the proper value returned to the javascript in my DCT, it returns the OS language instead of the browser language.

I wouldn't have posted if I hadn't already tried that. How 'bout we stop trying to pad our post stats and actually try helping? What a **** concept.

I asked a simple question, and not a single one of you answered it.

Has anyone else been succesful getting the browser local using formAPI?

All three of us helped you before, what a **** concept.

Citing Eric Raymond: "Don't expect to be treated like a fragile doll just because you have theatrically hypersensitive
soul and delusions of entitlement to free help"

LeeCharlebois

All three of us helped you before, what a **** concept.

Citing Eric Raymond: "Don't expect to be treated like a fragile doll just because you have theatrically hypersensitive
soul and delusions of entitlement to free help"

Here we go again. You have not provided one iota of help in this thread, unless of course you consider

There is a younger cousin of the famous "Read the [...] Manual" recommendation. It's STFW

helping. Have you helped in the past? Sure. Are you helping here? No. If you don't have anything productive to say, don't say anything at all. And you can save yourself the trouble of sending me private messages about minding my manners, like you have in the past, because I won't read it. Keep padding those stats Boris. Looking good, looking real good...

Some people use this forum for help, some actually come here to provide help. I'm starting to think the only reason you "contribute" (and I use that term very loosely) is to make yourself feel important. Grow Up.

Guess what Boris, you as a "diamond" user could actually learn something from a "platinum" user. A perfect example of why your number of posts means absolutely nothing. Frederick has actually provided some meaningful feedback to the probelm. And BTW Frederick, thank you.

ISCBorisB

If you don't have anything productive to say, don't say anything at all

Lee... When I need your advise what to do or what not to do I will for sure ask for it. Before that - you are just noise.
Keep whining instead of working, perhaps somebody will take pity and help

Frederik

Frederick has actually provided some meaningful feedback to the probelm. And BTW Frederick, thank you.

Thanks for the appreciation.
That being said, I didn't know the answer to your question myself... All I did was use Google for 15-30 minutes, and summarize my finding. So, in Boris's defense, "STFW" wasn't being unhelpful. It was a pointer that the information is in fact, out there.

ISCBorisB

Thanks for the appreciation.
That being said, I didn't know the answer to your question myself... All I did was use Google for 15-30 minutes, and summarize my finding. So, in Boris's defense, "STFW" wasn't being unhelpful. It was a pointer that the information is in fact, out there.

It was a joke - and actually my comment to your Google Post, not to our sensitive friend. Oh well, can not please everyone