2017/11/29

How to start and login to Volvo VIDA with Multi-language

Volvo VIDA 2014D Multi-language Guide.

WHAT IS THIS?
Optional guide on how to make it easy to start and login to VIDA with multiple languages.
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REVISION HISTORY:
Rev 3.
- Added es-ES, fr-FR and pt-PT.
- Added administrator permissions to the batch.
Rev 2.
- Merged this guide with my "Installing Volvo VIDA 2014D on Windows 10 Guide".
Rev 1.
- First draft.
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PREREQUISITES:
- You need to have followed my "Installing Volvo VIDA 2014D on Windows 10 Guide" and have that up and running:
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GUIDE:
To switch between two (or more) languages you need to change the language preferred by the user that logins to VIDA. These users are admin, 1, 2, 3 or 4 depending on your market. All these users get the language set by the patch that you installed earlier. To change the language you need to use OSQL.EXE to change the "AccessServer" database setting "Users" "fkLanguage". I have created simple shortcuts to a batch file for you to run, to change between English (US), Swedish, Spanish, French and Polish in this example package.

A. Unpack the "set_fkLanguage_v2.7z" to C:\VIDA\ and it will unpack in "C:\VIDA\set_fkLanguage".

B. After you have unpacked the files, move the shortcut icons (VIDA en-US, VIDA sv-SE, VIDA es-ES, VIDA fr-FR, VIDA pt-PT) that corresponds to the languages that you have installed, to a preferred location of yours, e.g. the desktop.

C. To run VIDA in Swedish: double click the shortcut "VIDA sv-SE", to run VIDA in English (US): double click the shortcut "VIDA en-US" and so on.

D. Wait for the VIDA icon to turn green (it is in the task tray by the clock), then double click it to open VIDA in IE.

E. If you start Volvo VIDA by other means than the custom shortcuts, it will start with the last language used until you change it again with the custom shortcuts.

For those who want to use this package for another language not included:
- You need to copy one of the *.sql files, rename it to e.g. "de-DE.sql", edit the line to LanguageCode='de-DE' in that file, save it and then run it with this example from a command prompt (or create a new shortcut to it with the switch "de-DE" without the quotes after the target):
set_fkLanguage.cmd de-DE
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DOWNLOAD:
set_fkLanguage_v2.7z: http://multimirrorupload.com/8jso61d...Language_v2.7z

2 comments:

  1. First thank you for the guide, and i had a problem, when I change de language it send me this error:

    "The language in the VIDA installation does not correspond to the language setting for your user name in VIDA Admin. Please contact your local administrator"

    I used admin, 1, 2, 3, 4, and it send me the same error.


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  2. The batch file is not available at the link.

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