alguidelines/content/NAVPatterns/use-text-constants/index.md
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title = "Use Text Constants"
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Pass user messages using Text Constants. It makes translation easy.
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ImportAttachmentQst@1021 : TextConst 'ENU="Import attachment "';
...
IF CONFIRM(ImportAttachmentQst + Caption +'?',TRUE) THEN BEGIN
Good code
ImportAttachmentQst@1021 : TextConst 'ENU="Import attachment %1?"';
...
IF CONFIRM(STRSUBSTNO(ImportAttachmentQst, Caption),TRUE) THEN BEGIN
Bad code
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IF NOT
CONFIRM(
STRSUBSTNO(
'Difference on Periodic entries: %1 on %2' +
'Do you want to continue?',Balance,Date),
TRUE)
THEN
ERROR('Program terminated by the user');
Good code
DiffOnPeriodEntiesQst@100 : TextConst 'ENU="Difference on Periodic entries: %1 on %2\\ Do you want to continue?"';
ProgramTerminatedErr@200 : TextConst 'ENU="Program terminated by the user"';
...
IF NOT CONFIRM(STRSUBSTNO(DiffOnPeriodEntiesQst,Balance,Date),TRUE) THEN
ERROR(ProgramTerminatedErr);