A CAPI application can contain question text in multiple languages. The interviewer can switch among available languages as needed.
- From the CAPI menu, select Define CAPI Languages. The CAPI Languages dialog box will be displayed, showing the languages currently defined for the application.
- You can add, remove, or modify the your application's CAPI languages.
- You can also define multiple languages for your dictionary and message file.
- Language names follow the same rules as names; that is, they must be unique and cannot contain spaces. Try using abbreviations like EN (English), ES (Spanish), FR (French), or PT (Portuguese). We recommend using ISO 639-1 two digit codes. When those codes are used, on mobile the initial language will be set automatically based on the language in use on the mobile device.
- Language labels can contain any text to describe the language.
- During data entry, the interviewer can easily switch among languages.