Change localization settings at runtime

Change the language directory in which the translation files (42s) are sought with the fgl_report_configureLocalization function. The names of the translation files (captions.42s and mappings.42s) remain constant, regardless of what language is selected. It is the directory that is changed by the API call.

$echo $FGLPROFILE
fglprofile
$cat $FGLPROFILE
fglrun.localization.file.count = 2
fglrun.localization.file.1.name = "captions.42s"
fglrun.localization.file.2.name = "mappings.42s"

$find translation_files
translation_files
translation_files/en
translation_files/en/captions.str
translation_files/en/captions.42s
translation_files/fr
translation_files/fr/captions.str
translation_files/fr/captions.42s
translation_files/common
translation_files/common/mappings.str
translation_files/common/mappings.42s

$cat test.4gl
MAIN
... 
#select French translation
  LET handler=configureReport(“translation_files/fr:translation_files/common”);
  START REPORT invoice TO XML HANDLER handler
...
END MAIN
...
FUNCTION configureReport(resourcePath)
  ...
  LET handler=fgl_report_loadCurrentSettings(“localizable_invoice.4rp”)
  ...
  CALL fgl_report_configureLocalization(NULL,resourcePath,NULL,NULL)
  ...
  RETURN fgl_report_commitCurrentSettings()
END FUNCTION
...

Change the formatting pattern for numerical data at runtime with the fgl_report_configureLocalization function.

$echo $DBFORMAT
$:,:.:
$cat test.4gl
MAIN
...
#select German number formatting
  LET handler=configureReport(“:.:,:EUR”);
  START REPORT invoice TO XML HANDLER handler
...
END MAIN
...
FUNCTION configureReport(numberFormat)
...
  LET handler=fgl_report_loadCurrentSettings(“invoice.4rp”)
...
  CALL fgl_report_configureLocalization(NULL,NULL,numberFormat,NULL)
...
  RETURN fgl_report_commitCurrentSettings() 
END FUNCTION
...