Setup Languages Dialog Box

InstallShield 2020

Project:This information applies to the following project types:

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Basic MSI

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InstallScript

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InstallScript MSI

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InstallScript Object

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Merge Module

The behavior of the Setup Languages dialog box varies, depending on whether the project type is Windows Installer based (a Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, or Merge Module project) or InstallScript based (an InstallScript or InstallScript Object project).

The Setup Languages dialog box opens when you click the ellipsis button (...) for the Setup Languages setting in the General Information view.

In Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, and Merge Module projects, the Setup Languages dialog box lets you specify the languages that you want to be listed in the UI Languages setting in the Releases view. Therefore, if a language is not listed in this dialog box at the project level, you cannot include that particular UI language in your project’s releases.

In InstallScript and InstallScript Object projects, the Setup Languages dialog box lets you specify the languages that you want to be listed in the Languages setting in the Components and Releases views in your project. In general, if a language is not listed for this setting at the project level, you cannot designate that a particular component in your project is targeted for that language; in addition, you cannot designate that the components and UI strings for a particular language are included in your project’s releases.

When you add a supported language to your project through this setting, InstallShield adds string entries for that language to your project. The string entries include the built-in user-interface string resources that are already translated.

Settings on the Setup Languages Dialog Box

Setting	Description
Languages	If you want the strings of a particular language to be included in your project, select its check box. To exclude all of the strings for a particular language, clear its check box. Edition:Language support varies, depending on the edition of InstallShield that you are using, the project type, and the language of the InstallShield interface (English or Japanese). For example, if you are using the English version of InstallShield Professional Edition, only one language is available for selection in this dialog box; if other language check boxes are listed, they are disabled. For general information about language support, see Run-Time Language Support in InstallShield.
Show only selected languages	If you want the languages box to list only languages whose check boxes are selected, select this check box.
Show only available languages	If you want the languages box to list only languages that are available to you with the edition of InstallShield that you are using, select this check box.

See Also

String Editor View