Creating String Entries

InstallShield 2020 » Globalization Tutorial » Step 4

Because many of your text strings might be used in multiple places in your project, it is inefficient to store each instance of these strings in the project. Instead, you can create the string once, and use it anywhere a string is needed. To help streamline the process of localizing a project, all of the text strings that may be displayed at run time during the installation process are available in one consolidated view: the String Editor view. You can use this view to create new string entries.

For the shortcut’s Description setting, you are going to enter your new string entry through the String Editor view. Then, you will associate that string with the shortcut’s description.

To create a new string entry and use it for the shortcut’s Description setting:

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In the View List under User Interface, click String Editor.

2.

Do one of the following:

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Click the New button.

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Press the INSERT key.

The String Entry dialog box opens.

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In the String Identifier box, enter the following:

MYSTRING

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In the Value box, enter the following text:

This is the description of the Othello shortcut.

5.

In the Comments box, you can optionally specify an internal note about the string entry. The comments are not displayed at run time.

6.

Click OK. InstallShield adds new rows in the String Editor view, one for each language (English, German, and Polish).

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In the View List under System Configuration, click Shortcuts.

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In the Shortcuts explorer, click the Othello shortcut. InstallShield displays the shortcut’s settings in the right pane.

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In the Description setting, click the ellipsis setting (...). The Select String dialog box opens.

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Select the MYSTRING row, and then click OK.

Your new string is now entered as the value for the Description setting.

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