I am looking for a good solution for switching between languages in my FM8.5 application. I just want to switch in a various number languages starting with two. All field labels must be changeable and all the messages, I want to do this in a separate file so I can use it in all my application files. This makes it easier to add a new language or to correct a translation error.

So I started to make a language module file, with a repeating (10) text field, for each language one repeating position. I fill this field for each label or written text in a layout, a new record.

In the file itself its very easy to make a global field as a language selector, and let a calculation field show the result.

I am now on a dead end … How can use this in another file. I can create for each label a unique relation key but that means I have to do that for each label in all my layout and files ….. Another option is to work with lookup fields but…

Someone better ideas!!!!

It probably would be wise to store different values in a seperate table while ditching the repeating fields.

Here is a thread to get you started

I know that its a good start .. But now for use in separate files. :confused: