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Localizable Strings with Embedded Values
Some display strings have values embedded in them. You can use the
errMsg()
function to
display these strings. You can find the
errMsg()
function, which is similar to the
printf()
function in C, in the string.js file in the Configuration/Shared/MM/Scripts/CMN folder. Use
the placeholder characters percent sign (
%)
and
s
to indicate where values should appear in
the string and then pass the string and variable names as arguments to
errMsg()
. For
example:
<string id="featureX/fileNotFoundInFolder" value="File %s could not be
found in folder %s."/>
The following example shows how the string, along with any variables to embed, is passed to
the
alert()
function.
if (fileMissing)
{
alert( errMsg(dw.loadString("featureX/fileNotFoundInFolder"),fileName,
folderName) );
}
Working with the Extension Manager
If you create extensions for others users, you must package them according to the guidelines
on the Macromedia Exchange website (
www.macromedia.com/exchange ) under the Help >
How to Create an Extension category. After you have written and tested an extension in the
Extension Manager, select File > Package Extension. After the extension is packaged, you can
submit it to the Exchange from the Extension Manager by selecting File > Submit Extension.
The Extension Manager comes with Dreamweaver. Details about its use are available in its
Help files and on the Macromedia Exchange website.