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   Adam Parkin to Steve Gerrard   
   Re: Resource files and string arrays   
   28 Oct 05 16:13:21   
   
   From: pzelnip@hotmail.com   
      
   Steve Gerrard wrote:   
      
   >7. To use a string, use code like this:   
   >   
   >Private Sub Command1_Click()   
   >    Dim S As String   
   >   
   >    S = LoadResString(101)   
   >    MsgBox S   
   >   
   >End Sub   
   >   
   >If all is well, you should get the message "First One".   
   >   
   >The big deal with string tables is that you can add a second string table,   
   >selecting "French (France)" as the locale ID. Then for 101, you enter   
   "Premier".   
   >If users run your program in France, they will get the message "Premier"   
   instead   
   >of "First One". Automagically!   
   >   
   >   
   Thanks, but that part I already knew.  The problem with this version is   
   that if I have 100 entries in the array, I have to create 100 strings in   
   the table, which isn't a problem code-size wise but is certainly a data   
   entry pain in the #@$@.   
      
   Adam   
      
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