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9.5 Caveat

In principle it is possible to translate all resource strings at any time in a running program. However, this change is not communicated to other strings; its change is noticed only when a constant string is being used.

Consider the following example: 

 Const
   help = 'With a little help of a programmer.';
 
 Var
   A : AnsiString;
 
 
 begin
 
   { lots of code }
 
   A:=Help;
 
   { Again some code}
 
   TranslateStrings;
 
   { More code }
After the call to TranslateStrings, the value of A will remain unchanged. This means that the assignment A:=Help must be executed again in order for the change to become visible. This is important, especially for GUI programs which have e.g. a menu. In order for the change in resource strings to become visible, the new values must be reloaded by program code into the menus . . .

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