Translating strings

[Rob]

Hi All,
I have a access database and in a table a have french words.
I would like to translate them and store them in another table.
Using the word interface there is the standard option to translate words
from one language to another using the research tab.

Is it possible to write a vba function in access that uses this option to
automaticaly translate the access field strings into another language?
Does anyone know how to do it? or point me in the right direction?

 

[Alex Dybenko]

Hi,
I know this is possible, because I wrote an addin to do so:
http://www.pointltd.com/Products/Details.asp?dlID=33

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[Rob]

Hello Alex,
Thanks for replying,
It seems to be just what i need, been it is commercial software (150 $ !!!)
and
i only need this for french-english occasionaly
So, not interested, sorry.

 

[Alex Dybenko]

Hi,
you can write a proc by yourself, you just need to open forms in design mode
and go through all controls to collect or write text string, not so much
work if you have only one translation

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Alex Dybenko (MVP)
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http://www.PointLtd.com

 

[Rob]

Yes , but that is not the point...the point is how to get a translation
(proposal) of a word in visual basic

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

There's nothing built into Access, if that's what you were hoping for.

 

[Alex Dybenko]

I just export table with collected text to text file in special format, then
translate it in Word and import back. There some translation services with
you can theoretically consume, but quality of free services is not good
enough

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Best regards,
___________
Alex Dybenko (MVP)
http://accessblog.net
http://www.PointLtd.com