I did pretty much the same thing with the multi-lingual code for Simple Message Board. Was pretty easy. I just didn't put it in a structure. That's probably a much better idea (to put it in a structure)... I'll have to revisit that.
> I originally thought a db was necessary but was talked out of it when I > saw this method in action: Store a language set in name/value pairs in > a text file, one set per language, like this: > > GoodMorning=Good Morning > GoodDay=Good Day > Goodbye=Goodbye > > GoodMorning=Guten Morgen > GoodDay=Guten Tag > Goodbye=Auf Wiedersehen > > Then read the file in via cffile as a structure on page load. All of the stock text > on your page is the structure's output. > > This works blazing fast. I was really surprised to see how fast. In some cases > 10ms or less to pull in a template's text. > > There's a lot more to this, like the exact retrieval code, mechanics of storage and > allowance to automatically switch from one language to another with a click. Let me > know if you want the gory details and I'll put up something more substantial. > > Happy Friday, > > -- > ------------------------------------------- > Matt Robertson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MSB Designs, Inc. http://mysecretbase.com > ------------------------------------------- > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
