Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Enable for PB


Enable is a tool used by PowerBuilder developers to make their applications multilingual.

Using Enable, developers can usually upgrade a simple, monolingual PowerBuilder program with just a few changes to the original code. Excluding translation time, your software can become ready for distribution, with its own multilingual database (.ena) and the royalty-free Enable engine (various .dll and .pbd files), in a matter of hours!

Adding new languages or altering translated text is easy. Just update the multilingual database: no further changes are needed to the source or executable codes.

Enable provides a comprehensive solution for the localization of PowerBuilder applications, covering all properties of all controls, as well as every type and style of DataWindow and MessageBox. This means that even the most complex software can be localised: nested tabfolders, parametric messages and calculated fields? No problem!

Reports can be translated and printed in several languages simultaneously, even without changing the user interface.

Benefits :
Allow end-users to work in their preferred language (multilingual interface)
Reduce development time to market and cost of localising applications (no multiple builds,
elimination of functional quality assurance), managing the whole process directly
Deploy in several languages simultaneously, add languages at any time
Streamline maintenance (single source code) and distribution (single executable code)
Expand commercial markets for existing applications quickly and easily
Extend life-cycle of existing applications
Support national ethnic groups / regional language differences
Enter exotic / niche markets with minimum investment

Features :
Dynamic change of displayed language: high-performance engine, full developer control
Simple, fully-integrated enabling of source code (once only, low profile)
Change of language even after window is opened (both displayed and non-displayed elements,
e.g. text files)
Developer can decide which parts / controls should be translated
Supports all versions of PowerBuilder
Prints in desired language, without resetting current language
Supports all character sets
Stand-alone tools for assisted translations (merges work of multiple translators)
Modifies translations / adds languages without rebuilding enabled applications
Optimised language database protected from unauthorised changes
Simple distribution: just install libraries and language database (no DBMS necessary)
Developer license: multi-project, no runtime royalties

Use Cases :
Work in preferred language: multilingual employees, international branches, personnel visiting
from abroad
Print invoices (as well as fiscal and other documentation) in the language of the client / supplier
Change the current language instantly and temporarily to demonstrate the application and its
results without interrupting the user session: inspections (audit, quality), external consultants,
visits from suppliers/clients, technical / user support
Generate technical logs in the language of support personnel
Send translated messages to mobile devices (mobile phones, portable terminals)

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