Q: How to change language of a program

[Robert Maier]

Hi,
I have written an application in German, i.e. the user interface and all message texts are in German. I developed the app with the German edition of VB5. This implies, that for instance, the FileSelectionDialog is in German as well as other standard dialogs. Also the Installation Wizard has a German interface.

So everything is fine for the German version of my program.

However, I am now in the process of changing my app, so that it can be regarded as an English version. So besides message texts and the user interface of the program, I have to take into account, that the standard dialogs will remain in German, as long as there will not be - by chance - the corresponding English OCX'es and DLL's on the system, that runs my program. Furthermore, with my German VB5, I don't see a way how to create an English setup.

Does someone have an idea, how I could cope with this?

Thanks

Robert Maier

[Lothar Haensler]

check out MS site!
Only a few weeks ago they have released an internationalized version of the PDWizard (I don't remember the name of the tool).
it might work only with VB 6 programs.
Also consider using Visual Studio Installer also available for free from MS site.
it allows you to create your own UI for your setup program.

Viel Glück!

[Lothar Haensler]

OK, the name of that "thing" is IPDK (probably "International Package and Deployment Kit")