Use the Language Toolkit

The AVEVA Historian Client Language Toolkit lets you generate a localized installation file (Setup.msi) for AVEVA Historian Client.

By default, AVEVA Historian Client software ships with language resource files (.dll) for French, German, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. You can use this toolkit to add a new language for AVEVA Historian Client.

This toolkit includes:

• Resource files
  A set of resource files for AVEVA Historian Client, located in the LocalisedResources folder.

• Build.ps1
  A script to create a custom language resource DLL file. Located in the Toolkit folder.

• Config.wxi
  A WiX template to create a custom Setup.msi file for installation. Located in the Install\SetupMsi folder.

The folder structure for this toolkit is organized like this:

Toolkit

- Install

- LocalizedResources

- Resources

Create localized installation of Historian Client

To create a localized installation of AVEVA Historian Client, you need to complete these steps:

1. Localize text strings found in the resource files into the preferred language.

2. Use the Build.ps1 script to generate the AVEVA Historian Client resource files for that language (xxx.resource.dll).

3. Create a custom Setup.msi file.

4. Test your new language pack.

5. Combine separate language installations with the AVEVA System Platform CD image.

The following sections describe each of these steps.