---
title: "Localization of ActiveX/Java Uploader"
canonical: https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/localization-iu.htm
product: "Upload Suite 8"
---
# Localization of ActiveX/Java Uploader
To make ActiveX/Java Uploader usage easier for non-English users, we provide a possibility to change all text that can ever be displayed by the control. Each text label, button caption, or error message can be changed using the appropriate class property.
Let us examine this possibility by the example of solving the following tasks:
- Simple translation of the interface into a single language.
- Implementing multilingual interface.
## Translating Interface into Single Language
This task implies that ActiveX/Java Uploader user interface is translated into a single language. Here you can use the following ways:
1. Simply specify each property when initializing an **Uploader** object.
2. Use predefined localizations shipped with Upload Suite SDK.
3. Use your own localization scripts.
### Translating Interface Manually
In the first case, necessary text properties with translation are added just like any other ActiveX/Java Uploader property. This way is the most suitable if you use default localization and want to modify some captions and messages.
```aspx-cs
``` ```
$uploader = new Uploader("Uploader1");
$uploader->setCancelUploadButtonText("Stop");
$uploader->setUploadButtonText("Send");
$uploader->getMessages()->setCmykImagesNotAllowed("CMYK images are not allowed");
$uploader->render();
``` ```
var u = $au.uploader({
cancelUploadButtonText: 'Stop',
uploadButtonText: 'Send',
messages:{
cmykImagesNotAllowed: 'CMYK images are not allowed'
}
});
```
**Note**
If you use the installation progress you should additionally localize the InstallationProgress[InstallationProgress (ASP.NET)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_T_Aurigma_ImageUploader_InstallationProgress.htm.md)[InstallationProgress (PHP)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_T_P_InstallationProgress.htm.md)[installationProgress (JavaScript)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_T_J_$au_installationProgress.htm.md) properties. See details in the [Using ActiveX Uploader Installation Progress](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/using-image-uploader-installation-progress.htm.md) topic.
### Using Predefined Localizations
The second way allows you to translate ActiveX/Java Uploader interface using few lines of code. All you need is to specify one of the available localizations via the Uploader.Language[Language (ASP.NET)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_P_Aurigma_ImageUploader_Uploader_Language.htm.md)[Language (PHP)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_P_P_Uploader_Language.htm.md) and **Uploader.Language** properties. However, these properties are supported only in ActiveX/Java Uploader ASP.NET and ActiveX/Java Uploader PHP.
```aspx-cs
``` ```
setLanguage("en");
//setting up Installation Progress translation
$ip = new InstallationProgress($uploader);
$ip->setLanguage("en");
$uploader->render();
?>
```
In ActiveX/Java Uploader JavaScript you should use `aurigma.uploader.X_localization.js` (where *X* is a language code) files which come with ActiveX/Java Uploader. These files are located in the `/Scripts` folder and contain all the text properties translated to the corresponding language. Thus, to translate ActiveX/Java Uploader interface do the following:
1. Link the `aurigma.uploader.en_localization.js` file with the page where you configure an [uploader](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_T_J_$au_uploader.htm.md) object.
2. Pass the **$au.language.en** object defined in this file to the [uploader.set(Object)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_M_J_$au_uploader_set_1_8419e710.htm.md) method.
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You can use the `aurigma.uploader.en_localization.js` file as template to create your own localization script.
### Using Custom Localization Scripts
As it was mentioned above, ActiveX/Java Uploader JavaScript comes with predefined localization scripts. Each script defines a JavaScript object containing all the ActiveX/Java Uploader text properties translated to a particular language. The same approach can be easily used to create your custom localization scripts.
Suppose, you want to translate ActiveX/Java Uploader user interface into German. Then you need to do the following:
1. Create the `aurigma.uploader.de_localization.js` file in the `/Scripts` folder of your application (where the `aurigma.uploader.js` file resides).
**Note**
Localization file should be saved in UTF-8.
2. Declare the **$au.language.de** object and add all the ActiveX/Java Uploader text properties.
Here is a simplified example of this file:
```
(function(window, undefined) {
// Define global Aurigma.ImageUploader namespace
var AU = (window.Aurigma || (window.Aurigma = { __namespace: true })) &&
(window.Aurigma.ImageUploader || (window.Aurigma.ImageUploader = { __namespace: true }));
AU.language || (AU.language = { __namespace: true });
AU.ip_language || (AU.ip_language = { __namespace: true });
window.de_localization = AU.language.de = {
cancelUploadButtonText: 'Anhalten',
uploadButtonText: 'Speichern',
messages:{
cmykImagesNotAllowed: 'CMYK-Bilder sind nicht erlaubt'
}};
AU.ip_language.de = {
"progressHtml": "![](\"{0}\")
Aurigma Image Uploader wird geladen...
"
};
})(window);
```
3. Link this file with the page where you configure an **uploader** object.
4. Pass the **$au.language.de** object to the **uploader.set(Object)** method.
Here is a simplified example of this file:
```
```
The main advantage of this approach is that it allows you to keep ActiveX/Java Uploader text parameters separately from its configuration.
## Implementing Multilingual Interface
The idea is the following: add a list of links containing available languages and translate ActiveX/Java Uploader GUI to the currently selected language. To implement this, insert links for languages you need. Each link should refer to the same page and add the `lang` parameter containing the selected language code. Then when the page is loading, just parse the `lang` parameter and configure ActiveX/Java Uploader to use the corresponding localization.
```aspx-cs
``` ```csharp
protected void langLinkButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (sender == enLangLinkButton)
{
Uploader1.Language = Aurigma.ImageUploader.Language.English;
}
else if (sender == ruLangLinkButton)
{
Uploader1.Language = Aurigma.ImageUploader.Language.Russian;
}
}
``` ```
setLanguage('en');
break;
case 'ru':
$uploader->setLanguage('ru');
break;
}
}
$uploader->render();
?>
``` ```
```
## See Also
### Reference
- Uploader Class[Uploader (ASP.NET)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_T_Aurigma_ImageUploader_Uploader.htm.md)[Uploader (PHP)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_T_P_Uploader.htm.md)[uploader (JavaScript)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_T_J_$au_uploader.htm.md)
- InstallationProgress Class[InstallationProgress (ASP.NET)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_T_Aurigma_ImageUploader_InstallationProgress.htm.md)[InstallationProgress (PHP)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_T_P_InstallationProgress.htm.md)[installationProgress (JavaScript)](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/JA_T_J_$au_installationProgress.htm.md)
### Manual
- [Customizing Appearance in ActiveX/Java Uploader](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/customizing-appearance-iu.htm.md)
- [Using ActiveX Uploader Installation Progress](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/using-image-uploader-installation-progress.htm.md)