"printf" style string method?

[Robin Tucker]

Given the need to (possibly) alter the position of various elements in a
string due to localisation, is it possible to build a string using a
"printf" style function, such that the source string can also contain the
position of the elements to follow? Eg. :

printf ( "Your database is marked as version %d, but this client
requires a schema version %d" or later", dbVersion, dbRequiredVersi on);

where in another locale, we might rearrange this sentance to something like:

printf ( "Your database is marked %d as the version, but this client
requires a %d schema version or later", dbVersion, dbRequiredVersi on);



ie: the grammatical rules for different languages are not neccessarily those
of English. At present, I've got resource strings that are just breaking up
the sentances, which I recombine with things like:


theString = "Your database is marked as version " + dbVersion.ToStr ing +
", but this client requires a schema version " + dbRequiredVersi on.ToString



Now, although these fragments can be translated, I don't see how it's
possible to alter the ordering as might be required - .....



Is there a method or algorithm analogous to printf I can use in VB?



Cheers



Robin

[Armin Zingler]

Re: "printf&qu ot; style string method?

"Robin Tucker" <idontwanttobes pammedanymore@r eallyidont.com> schrieb[color=blue]
>
> Given the need to (possibly) alter the position of various elements
> in a string due to localisation, is it possible to build a string
> using a "printf" style function, such that the source string can
> also contain the position of the elements to follow? Eg. :
>
> printf ( "Your database is marked as version %d, but this client
> requires a schema version %d" or later", dbVersion,
> dbRequiredVersi on);
>
> where in another locale, we might rearrange this sentance to
> something like:
>
> printf ( "Your database is marked %d as the version, but this
> client requires a %d schema version or later", dbVersion,
> dbRequiredVersi on);[/color]



s = string.format(" Your database is marked as version {0}, but this client
requires a schema version {1}" or later", dbVersion, dbRequiredVersi on)



Armin

[Robin Tucker]

Re: &quot;printf&qu ot; style string method?

Superb thankyou.

"Armin Zingler" <az.nospam@free net.de> wrote in message
news:uq5WGlYfFH A.3912@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> "Robin Tucker" <idontwanttobes pammedanymore@r eallyidont.com> schrieb[color=green]
>>
>> Given the need to (possibly) alter the position of various elements
>> in a string due to localisation, is it possible to build a string
>> using a "printf" style function, such that the source string can
>> also contain the position of the elements to follow? Eg. :
>>
>> printf ( "Your database is marked as version %d, but this client
>> requires a schema version %d" or later", dbVersion,
>> dbRequiredVersi on);
>>
>> where in another locale, we might rearrange this sentance to
>> something like:
>>
>> printf ( "Your database is marked %d as the version, but this
>> client requires a %d schema version or later", dbVersion,
>> dbRequiredVersi on);[/color]
>
>
>
> s = string.format(" Your database is marked as version {0}, but this client
> requires a schema version {1}" or later", dbVersion, dbRequiredVersi on)
>
>
>
> Armin[/color]