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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=272201601-16112006>It's a static helper method used to <SPAN
class=272201601-16112006>look up a localized string by name
(name="DISTANCEMETERS" in this case). The source for the method (not
particularly interesting) is in t</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=272201601-16112006>he file
PhpLocalizer.cpp in this folder:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=272201601-16112006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=272201601-16112006><A
href="https://mapguide.osgeo.org/source/browse/mapguide/trunk/MgDev/Web/src/PhpApi/">https://mapguide.osgeo.org/source/browse/mapguide/trunk/MgDev/Web/src/PhpApi/</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=272201601-16112006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=272201601-16112006>The localized strings are stored in resource files, and
the locale argument specifies which file to use. In the open source
vault the resource files are located in </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=272201601-16112006>this
folder:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=272201601-16112006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=272201601-16112006><A
href="https://mapguide.osgeo.org/source/browse/mapguide/trunk/MgDev/Web/src/localized/">https://mapguide.osgeo.org/source/browse/mapguide/trunk/MgDev/Web/src/localized/</A>.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=272201601-16112006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=272201601-16112006>Don't know offhand where the web tier install actually
puts them - look for a "localized" folder.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=272201601-16112006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=272201601-16112006>The vault only contains the English
resource file, named "en". Using that
locale, </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=272201601-16112006>the returned string in this example would
be "Meters". The coordinate system doesn't come into
play.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=272201601-16112006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=272201601-16112006>Walt</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=272201601-16112006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Scott Hameister
[mailto:ScottH@mPower-tech.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 16, 2006
2:01 AM<BR><B>To:</B> dev@mapguide.osgeo.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [mapguide-dev]
GetLocalizedString<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Looking at the Last
line of the Selected Code
“$unitsType =
GetLocalizedString("DISTANCEMETERS", $locale);”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What is happening
here??? Im not a PHP programmer and I cant find a function Called
GetLocalizedString anywhere….<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">…What would this be in
a Map with no Coordsys? Or is that Irrelevant?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">//get the map extent
and calculate the scale factor<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
//<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
$mapExtent = $map->GetMapExtent();<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
$srs = $map->GetMapSRS();<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
if($srs != "")<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
{<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
$csFactory = new MgCoordinateSystemFactory();<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
$cs = $csFactory->Create($srs);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
$metersPerUnit =
$cs->ConvertCoordinateSystemUnitsToMeters(1.0);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
$unitsType = $cs->GetUnits();<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
}<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
else<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
{<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
$metersPerUnit = 1.0;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
$unitsType = GetLocalizedString("DISTANCEMETERS",
$locale);<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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