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Translation Functions
 
Table 34 lists the translation functions. See also Functions. 
Table 34.	Translation Functions
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    LookupTransVal (lang_ind_code, table, type)  | 
    For a multilingual list of values, given a language independent code, translation table (must be S_LST_OF_VAL), and LOV type, returns the display value. For example:  LookupTransVal ("Mr.", "S_LST_OF_VAL", "MR_MS"  
returns "Mr."  | 
 
    LookupTransCode (display_value, table, type)  | 
    For a multilingual list of values, given a display value, translation table (must be S_LST_OF_VAL), and LOV type, returns the language independent code. For example:  LookupTransCode ("Mr.", "S_LST_OF_VAL", "MR_MS"  
returns "Mr."  | 
 
    LookupTranslation ([field])  | 
    For the new multilingual data feature. Takes a field as an argument, and if the field has a translation, returns the translation. Otherwise returns the value of the field. For example:  LookupTranslation([Name]) 
returns "Sam" if the current language is English.  | 
 
    Preference (category, pref_name)  | 
    Finds the user preference for the category and preference name specified. For example:  Preference ("User Interface", "StyleSheet") 
returns the user-specified style sheet preference.   | 
 
    LoginName()  | 
    Returns the login ID of the logged in user.  | 
 
 
 
 
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