Language used in computer

Question

Hi,
I'm using Director MX, which still suits me well, to produce a CD in 5 different languages.
I would like Director to check in which language the computer of the user is set, so I can set the text I use in this language.
Can anyone help me writing a script to do this ?
Thanks for any help,
Ted

Answer 1

Hi Jim,
I did notice some little cut'n'paste errors, but that's not the problem.
I kept getting a script warning "Variable used before assigned a value"
For some reason this warning has now disappeared, but I fail to understand what it does for me.
In the mean time I have downloaded Buddy API 3.79 & 4.07.
I understand I can use 2 applications in every Projector for free.
However, in the help file belonging to version 3.79, baLanguage is not to be found in its index and the help file of version 4.07 shows "navigation to this webpage is cancelled".
I do believe baLanguage() is now accessible to me, as the Message window will return the number 19 (being the country code for Holland) when put baLanguage() or put winLangcode is typed in.
I have been a passionate collector of electric clocks for more than 3 decades now and, as part of writing about the history of old electric clocks, I make animations of these clocks to show how the different parts work.
See my website www.electric-clocks.eu.
At this moment I don’t use much text in these animations and all text is written in English.
Here is what I would like to be able to do:
I like Director to read the language of the user’s computer and return a number or string so I can use this information to show my text either in English, German, French, Spanish or Dutch.
If the user’s computer is set in a different language I will use English text.
This is probably similar to checking the (long) time of the user’s computer to set the hands of my animated clocks in such a way they show the correct time in any time zone.
I will still need to find a proper way to test the result.
Probably the best way may be to send a trial version to some people in different countries.
Based on what you suggested earlier, I wrote the following script, expecting the text to be shown in the language my computer is set, being Dutch.
{Cast Member Numbers 361-5 contain the same text in different languages and cast member 361 is placed in the score (sprite(41), so I hope this will be shown when another language is used}
on startMovie
set winLangcode = baLanguage()
     case (winLangCode) of  
          "  9": set the memberNum of sprite(41) to 361             -- English   
          "12": set the memberNum of sprite(41) to 362             -- French   
          "  7": set the memberNum of sprite(41) to 363             -- German          
          "19": set the memberNum of sprite(41) to 364             -- Dutch         
          "10": set the memberNum of sprite(41) to 365             -- Spanish 
     end case
end
Unfortunately this does not work, so I tried various different ways like:
if winLangcode = 19 then    
     sprite(41).memberNum = 364
end if
In both cases only the English text is shown.
Hope you can help.
Ted