Site Translator 3.44

Translate Files using the Command Line

The Command Line Interface allows you to access the various features of Site Translator. Most of the feature offered in Site Translator can be accessed from the command line. Site Translator can translate HTM, HTML, ASP.NET, ASCX, PHP, PHP3, PHTML, RESX and XML files through the command line interface. The command line feature makes it easier to automate the translation process using a batch file or directly from another application.

Using The Command Lines Options

The command line interface can be accessed from the command prompt.

The following steps show you how to access the command prompt:

1. On the Windows task bar, click Start.
2. Click Run.
3. Type cmd and click OK.

After invoking the command prompt, you must change your current drive and folder to where Site Translator is installed. Assuming Site Translator's default install folder (C:\Program Files\DeskShare\Site Translator):

• To change the drive to C: (from another drive), type C: and press Enter.
• To change to the install folder, type chdir C:\Program Files\DeskShare\Site Translator and press Enter.

Now you can start using Site Translator's command line parameters.

“Site Translator” <path of File or Folder that is to be translated> -from <Original Language> -to <Language to Translate to> -out <Folder Path> [-subdir]

[-skip] [-help]

-from <language>: This is the source language of the web site’s pages. Make sure that Site Translator supports the specified source language.

-to <language>: This is the language to which you want to translate the web site. Make sure that Site Translator supports the specified destination language.

-out <Folder Path>: Translated files or folders will be saved here.

-subdir: Includes all files in the current directory and subdirectories according to the wildcard specifications.

-skip: If the destination folder already contains the file which is already translated then such file can be skipped from translation by using this option. If this switch is not used then by default the destination files will be overwritten with corresponding source files after translation.

-help or -?: Displays usage message.

Supported Languages: Site Translator supports 18 languages. Initially, English and Spanish are provided free of cost for a year. After a year, you will need to purchase the supported languages. In Figure 1, Italian and Spanish are the purchased languages.

Translating File Types

The command line provides you the advantage of translating a particular file type such as .HTML, ASP.NET, PHP etc. from a list of files.

For instance, if you just want to translate ASPX files in a folder, you need to type the following command:

C:\Program Files\DeskShare\Site Translator>"Site Translator.exe" "D:\Deskshare\*.aspx -from <Original Language> -to <Language to Translate to> -out <Folder Path>

All the *.ASPX files will be translated. The other file types in the same folder will not be translated.

Accessing Site Translator through the command line interface provides you the option to translate file(s) and folder(s) easily. Also, you can choose as to which file types you want to translate in the same folder. You can save a lot of time by using the command line feature.