Domino Code Fragment

Code Name*
Language Translator subform		Date*
02/12/1999		Source (or email address if you prefer)*
Jamie Magee
IP address:.3.14.70.203
Description*
Provides a link where a user can translate the current page into any language on AltaVista Translator		Type*
JavaScript		Categories*
Website Tools
Implementation:
None (plug and play)		Required Client:
JavaScript 1.0		Server:
Limitations:
Comments:
Just paste into a subform, and include the subform on any form throughout your site where users may want to translate the current page
Files/Graphics attachments (if applicable): Code:
<CENTER><A HREF="javascript:translateCurrentPage();">Deutsch - Español - Français - Italiano - Português</A></CENTER>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
// Jamie Magee, Martin Scott Consulting LLC
function translateCurrentPage() {
// replace slashes and + with codes (other cases might be missing from this)
var url = replace(self.location.href, "/", "%2F", false, false);
var url = replace(url, "+", "%2B", false, false);
//var url = replace(url, "\", "%3A", false, false);
self.location.href = "http://babelfish.altavista.com/cgi-bin/translate?urltext=" + url;
}

function replace(target, oldTerm, newTerm, caseSens, wordOnly) {
// SEARCH FOR A TERM IN A TARGET STRING AND REPLACE IT
//
// replace(targetstring,oldTerm,newTerm,caseSensitive,WordOrSubstring)
//
// where CaseSensitive is a boolean value and wordOrSubstring is a boolean
// value and true means whole words, false means substrings
//
var work = target;
var ind = 0;
var next = 0;

if (!caseSens) {
oldTerm = oldTerm.toLowerCase();
work = target.toLowerCase();
}

while ((ind = work.indexOf(oldTerm,next)) >= 0) {
if (wordOnly) {
var before = ind - 1;
var after = ind + oldTerm.length;
if (!(space(work.charAt(before)) && space(work.charAt(after)))) {
next = ind + oldTerm.length;
continue;
}
}
target = target.substring (0,ind) + newTerm + target.substring(ind+oldTerm.length,target.length);
work = work.substring(0,ind) + newTerm + work.substring(ind+oldTerm.length,work.length);
next = ind + newTerm.length;
if (next >= work.length) { break; }
}
return target;
}

//CHECK IF A CHARACTER IS A WORD BREAK AND RETURN BOOLEAN VALUE
//
function space (check) {

var space = " .,/<>?!`';:@#$%^&*()=-|[]{}" + '"' + "\\\n\t";

for (var i = 0; i < space.length; i++)
if (check == space.charAt(i)) { return true; }

if (check == "") { return true; }
if (check == null) { return true; }

return false;
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>