Language translation

[archanaanbu]

Hi,
I want to translate text file from one language(eg, english) to other languages in java. how to do this. help me please. thanks.

[dswastik]

Probably google has a translation api

google-api-translate-java - Project Hosting on Google Code

[archanaanbu]

ya thanks i saw that but i couldnt understand that. can u explain me wat it has given. i have to download any rar files? also that code given is to change language in web pages i think. i need it to be done foe text document. how to do that.thanks again

[dswastik]

It can be done in desktop applications too, but you need web connectivity to invoke the web service apis. Apart from that you need to download the following two jar files

Downloads - google-api-translate-java - Project Hosting on Google Code

http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirro...n-20090211.jar

After downloading the jar files, add them to the classpath, and you can try the sample program they have given, it worked for me.

In the setHttpReferrer part use this

Translate.setHttpReferrer("http://code.google.com/p/google-api-translate-java");

[archanaanbu]

if i download the jar file and run, it gives the error, fails to load main class manifest attribute. wat is that. can u help

[dswastik]

I am not sure, whether its an executable jar or not. But did you try the steps I suggested?

[archanaanbu]

ya i did so. i downloaded it and included in my class path and compiled. i faced the following error: failed to load main class manifest attribute.

[dswastik]

Did you download both the jar files and set to classpath? Which program are you trying to run.

try the following code after setting the classpath

import com.google.api.translate.Language;
import com.google.api.translate.Translate;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    // Set the HTTP referrer to your website address.
    Translate.setHttpReferrer("http://code.google.com/p/google-api-translate-java");

    String translatedText = Translate.execute("Bonjour monde le",
            Language.FRENCH, Language.ENGLISH);

    System.out.println(translatedText);
  }
}

[archanaanbu]

ya i did. it shows error as package doesnot exist. and error in the line

translatedText = Translate.execute("Bonjour monde le", Language.FRENCH, Language.ENGLISH);

[dswastik]

Either you haven't downloaded both jar files or the classpath is not properly set. The code did work for me.

[archanaanbu]

i downloaded both the jar files. And i executed that code in netbeans only. should i include both the jar files in netbeans?

[dswastik]

Yes, you have to include the jar files under application classpath in netbeans.

[archanaanbu]

hey i got it. thanks lot for replying me patiently. really i feel very happy to clarify my doubts in java forum. thanks again.

[Awais261]

I want to translate text file from one language(eg, english) to other languages in java.