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I need to sometimes translate string variables in english to string variables in spanish.

Anyone know of something that will make this possible?

if you just need the translation, why not use something like google translate?

Google translate is a very fine effort, but for the translation of app prompts/hints etc, the results are generally poor.

You can't beat translation by a native speaker - it occurred to me, given that this forum hosts developers from several countries, a special forum page dedicated to translating would be useful to many - add your prompts/hints to a table in your native language and participants enter the translation in their native language. Could it be done?

I like the idea. However,

My app is for my workplace for employees to send notes to each other. Some employees can't read a word of english, so I want my program to translate english notes (sent by various users) sent to those employees to spanish. I know computer translations arent always accurate, but it's still better than sending them something they cant read at all.

Ah, well Google will help there - though it would not be wise if any of the notes were critical, since sometimes a translation can appear to be correct but convey a totally different meaning. I'm surprised there isn't at least one person at your company that is competent in both languages.

If everyone has internet access, your app could have a Google Translate page in a web gadget. Pasting text into the translator editor and copying the resulting translated text could be tricky if that needs to be done programmatically, but that is a task which I think may be suited to AutoIt, and luckily Warmonger has recently written a wrapper for AutoIt: http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... =5&t=49438

-when a note is sent, I'd still send it in English and append the Spanish translation, that will hope those that know a bit of English when the translation does not quite make sense.

Thanks, IdeasVacuum - you are more of an IdeasDispenser than a Vacuum

We do have fluent bilinguals but they aren't always around to help. Anyway I think I'll just add a button to pop up google translate. They are smart enough to copy / paste and click a button

Long live google...