Translation Database Dialog Box

Last update: February 2017

This dialog is used to update the associated translation database if a source file has changed. The command for generating a changes preview will show changes to the user prior to performing the database update. The file status of the source files contained in the project is also indicated in the dialog's list view.

Database Update

Use the update-related command buttons to update the project's translation data (translation database) for the changed source file(s). The update can be processed for a single source file
(Update selected) or for all of the source file at once (Update all).

NOTE: A set of translation data exists in the project's database for each source file and each target language. Such a set is represented as an item in the dialog's "Database" list. Each item in the list represents (1) the current translation data of a given source file, and (2) the target language of this data. If a source file is modified then the corresponding translation data must be updated so that it is current.

Changes Preview and Changes Protocols

If a source file has changed, the Preview command button can be used to generate a preview of the changed data. An HTML report will be created listing the new, changed, and deleted items.

See also: "Changes Preview Dialog Box."

Each time a database update is performed, RC-WinTrans creates a data changes protocol listing the data that has changed in a source file (by comparing it against the existing (current) translation data). The Protocols command button opens the Project Files Protocols dialog box where any previously-generated protocol files are listed (as a history) and where the protocols can be opened and displayed.

Figure: RC-WinTrans' Translation Database dialog box.

Controls and Commands

Translation Database List Box

Each item in the list represents (1) the current translation data of a given source file and (2) the target language of this data.

Update all Button

Updates the translation database for all the source files and all the target languages.

Update selected Button

Updates the translation database of the source file individually selected in the view.

Force update for unchanged files Check Box

Selecting this option forces an update of the translation data even if no changes have been detected. If the option is unchecked RC-WinTrans will only update the translation data if the source file has been marked as changed.

Changes Group Box

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Preview Button

Generates a changes preview for the selected source file by comparing it to the existing translation data.

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Protocols Button

Opens the Project File Protocols dialog box where a history of protocol files that were generated previously are listed and where the protocols can be opened and viewed.