Using the Global NLS API

With the Global NLS API, you can add a language, then specify to translate text in another language into a version in this language, or specify to replace a font face and size with another face and size. Likewise, you can get, update, or remove a language, a text translation, or a font replacement.

All text translations and font replacements specified for the global NLS will be applied each time a report runs.

Text is classified into four groups. You will find the four types in NLSType in the API Javadoc.

• COLUMN
  Text for columns. This type is for reports running in Page Report Studio.
• LABEL
  Text for labels and web controls.
• PROMPT
  Text for prompt information.
• TOC
  Text for resources displayed in the TOC tree.

For local environment

• Use this interface: public interface RptServer.
• Invoke GlobalNLSLibrary getGlobalNLSLibrary().
• Call the methods that can help with your purposes.

For RMI usage

• Use this interface: public interface RemoteRptServer.
• Invoke RemoteGlobalNLSLibrary getGlobalNLSLibrary().
• Call the methods that can help with your purposes.