I've had to deal with similar issues on our site which has some bilingual sections. It's never easy and I don't know that there is a single good "catch-all" approach, but here is what I have found to work pretty well...
Take a look at http://www.microjuris.com/Profile.cfm Profile.cfm is just a shell page which contains cf code as well as the page layout. The actual content is stored in html stub files. For each section of the profile there are two files (for example MarketPotential_EN.html and MarketPotential_ES.html). The current language is stored in a Cookie in this case, but it doesn't especially matter, Session or client vars work just as well. So then for each section I just cfinclude template="#SectionName#_#CurrentLanguage#.html". The graphics which are language dependant take a similar approach (ie Header_EN.gif and Header_ES.gif). This makes updating the content pretty trivial as there is no cf code change involved. Anyone familiar with basic html tags can edit the include pages, or use a WYSIWYG editor on them and be oblivious to the html. For shorter, more frequently used phrases like "Submit" or "Next" you may want to consider using variables or the database to store them along with their translations. The approach you take will probably depend on the type of content and how often it will be used. </rob> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 2:47 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Bilingual App HELP!! Hey guys, any of yall Familiar with the Houston International Festival? Well it's like this festival that features music, dance, arts, and spotlights a different country every year. Well this year that country is MEXICO. And they want to have an English and Spanish version. I would like some ideas on methods on approaching this. Everything will be identical. Layout, grpahics. The only difference is the langage (and of course, text on the navigation buttons will change too). But i was wondering if there are any veterans :) Ideally, I would like to have only one copy, instead of an English copy and a Spanish copy. That way they use the same CFM code. A bulk of the site would be text and information. So i was thinking maybe I can just set the text to variables, and display the correct language depending on their preference. Just text only though! There will be only one HTML code, and only one CFM code to follow. So well, there you go! I appreciate any input, humour, pity :) snifflebear ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
