User Manual

MM8000 localisation overview

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Fire Safety & Security Products 06.2008

2.2 File formats

MM8000 software environment contains localised texts in various types of files.

These include:

• DLL files, which are extensions of the program files (.EXE). The MM8000 text

DLLs have been merged into two database files that can be handled by the Al-

chemy Catalyst application (see below).

− MM8000 MP 4.15 ENG.ttk (system texts);

− MM8000 MP 4.15 - Subsystem Tools ENG.ttk (configuration tool models).

• XLE files; this is the project file recognised by the XML-editor. Select it to open

the XML files to translate.

• XML files, also indicated as XML-DB or NPS database, which contain the point

property texts. These files can be edited with a specialised application that is

part of the MM8000 software installation, namely the ‘XML Editor.exe’ program

(see below). The use of other XML editors is not recommended.

• MDB files (MS-Access 2000 or later), located in the ‘MM8000’ subfolder and

containing a table including a list of Unicode characters and the corresponding

character to substitute for SMS and for Pager messages. Note that modifying

the standard character mapping in these files requires adequate technical skill

and a specific knowledge of the SMS or Paging system in use.

• On-line help files, containing the MM8000 project used to start a new Com-

poser configuration (see Fig. 1 below). The default pro

ject can contain any cus-

tomisation, including texts, a basic structure tree, example maps, and so on.

• Default.bak file, containing the MM8000 project used to start a new Composer

configuration (see Fig. 1 below). The default project can contain any customisa-

tion, includi

ng texts, a basic structure tree, example maps, and so on.

Fig. 1 Default project

The “Default project” is

used to start a new

MM8000 configuration.