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Internationalization Guide


How Progress Products Support Internationalization

In addition to the Translation Manager System, other Progress products support your internationalization efforts.

The Progress Database supports, among other code pages, the Unicode Standard character set, which simplifies multinational deployment. See "Using Unicode," for information on Unicode. See the Progress Database Design Guide for a discussion of designing and creating effective databases.

The Progress AppServer provides support for multiple code pages and languages. The AppServer supports the same code-page options as the 4GL client and allows you to specify a code page that is different from that used by the AppServer client. You can localize your application for a specific language using the same mechanism you use for the 4GL client.

The Progress Open Client Toolkit supports international Java and ActiveX Controller client applications by communication with the Progress AppServer using Unicode. The AppServer then converts between Unicode and the internal code page defined for the AppServer. See "Using Unicode," for information on Unicode and UTF–8. See Building Distributed Applications Using the Progress AppServer for complete information on the AppServer.

The Progress DataServers for ORACLE and ODBC and the Progress/400 DataServer support international applications. Configuring these products for an international locale involves configuring two environments—the Progress environment and the non-Progress data-source environment. For example, you must properly configure ORACLE’s National Language Support environment or understand how to specify code pages for other databases. See the Progress DataServer for ORACLE Guide , the Progress DataServer for ODBC Guide , or the Progress/400 Product Guide for information on managing code pages and conversions between the two environments.

WebSpeed supports international applications. See the WebSpeed Installation and Configuration Guide for information on designing international internet applications and specific connection requirements.


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