Copying local translations from one language region to another

[JoeMurray]

I'm trying to change from using en_US and fr_FR to using en_US and fr_CA. I have set up fr_CA, but noticed when I enabled it that it draws all of its values from the en_US value even though I would strongly prefer to take them from fr_FR instead.

I'd like to fix this up manually using SQL.

Is there a way to copy over all of the local translations that were made to a previous version of the same language for a different region, ie fr_FR, for things like field labels, etc.

To be more specific, is it safe to overwrite the values in some_table_name_fr_CA with those from some_table_name_fr_FR to replace the ones that are created from the default one some_table_name_en_US? Are there other places I should be looking to make changes besides these tables?

[Piotr Szotkowski]

I'm trying to change from using en_US and fr_FR to using en_US and fr_CA. I have set up fr_CA, but noticed when I enabled it that it draws all of its values from the en_US value even though I would strongly prefer to take them from fr_FR instead.

You mean upon creation? It draws from the default language. If you have a backup (and are willing to revert), you can try going to your en_US+fr_FR site, set fr_FR as the default and then add fr_CA – it should then clone the fr_FR columns for fr_CA (rather than en_US). If not, it’s a bug.

I'd like to fix this up manually using SQL.

If so, the best bet would be to run

Code: [Select]

UPDATE {table} SET {field}_fr_CA = {field}_fr_FR;
for all the table/field combinations found in CRM/Core/I18n/SchemaStructure.php.

To be more specific, is it safe to overwrite the values in some_table_name_fr_CA with those from some_table_name_fr_FR to replace the ones that are created from the default one some_table_name_en_US?

Yes, although to remember that the {table}_xx_YY things are just views, which expose {table}.{field}_xx_YY as {table}_xx_YY.{field} – so it’s probably sanest to do the above UPDATEs.

Are there other places I should be looking to make changes besides these tables?

Please take a look at CRM/Core/I18n/SchemaStructure.php and let me know if anything’s not clear.

[JoeMurray]

Thanks, Piotr.