Multi-Language Support

TIBCO MFT Internet Server supports multiple languages for various file transfer clients of TIBCO MFT Internet Server. This feature allows text on the web pages, as well as messages that are to be displayed to the end user, to be displayed in various languages.

The multi-language support is applied in TIBCO MFT Internet Server as follows:

  • All messages and text that are displayed to the end user using the MFT file transfer web page is displayed in the language preferred by that end-user. The TIBCO MFT Internet Server administration web pages do not support multiple languages and are shown in English.
  • All dates and times that are displayed to the end user performing the file transfer are displayed in the format preferred by that end user’s region (according to language). The TIBCO MFT Internet Server administration web pages are to be provided in the U.S. format only.
  • File transfer end-user messages consist of text produced by the following TIBCO MFT Internet Server components:
    • File transfer applets: includes the Java client file transfer applet as well as the file browse applet.
    • File transfer web pages: includes the web pages that support the Java client applet.
    • File transfer web service: includes all error messages that are returned by the File Transfer web service.
    • File transfer servlet: includes all success and error messages that are returned by the File transfer servlet.
    • File transfer utility: includes all success and error messages that are produced by this utility.
  • Trace messages produced by these components remain in English.
  • File transfer end users communicate in their preferred language to TIBCO MFT Internet Server by configuring their browser and local operating system to request information in their preferred language.
    Note: Language preference is usually done automatically when working on an international version of Windows or can be controlled manually by setting the language preference in the browser.
  • If the end user’s preferred language is not one supported by TIBCO MFT Internet Server, all messages and text will be in English.
  • TIBCO MFT Internet Server supports the following languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.
  • Multiple language support is performed on the machine that produces the text to be translated. In other words, language translation for JSPs and Servlets occurs on TIBCO MFT Internet Server, while language translation for applets and the TIBCO MFT Internet Server File Transfer Command Line Utility occurs on the client machine.