January 29, 2007

How to fix the Flex Builder 2 Japanese compilation error messages to show in English

Well, I've just started to use Flex Builder and I've once again come across the one bug I hate the utmost in almost all of Adobe's apps, automatic language choosing.

I literally despise this stuff and really wish such a huge company would be able to get their very smart minds together and do something about it. After Effects has got to be the only app around that at least comes close and gives you an option to choose a language on starting the app. Actually, fireworks isn't too bad either.

Anyways, my current problem with Flex Builder 2 is that the error compilation errors are in Japanese where they should be in English. My question is that I have the english version installed, why would it show compilation errors in Japanese? Everything else is in english...

oohh ohh, pick me! pick me! I know!!

It's because that while Adobe developers want to make the installation process as simple as possible and only have to provide one version of a piece of software with all the languages installed, they at the same time would like to force the choice upon you when installing and using said software. I find this extremely inconvenient because I have the Japanese version of Windows installed. I can read and do understand the error messages but I'd rather English.

So after a quick search around, I found the fix on the Adobe forum and thought I'd post a link to it here too. Could be handy for others.

To make it easy though:
Go into the flexbuilder.ini file in the flex builder install directory and add:

-Duser.language=en
-Duser.country=US

Go into the jvm.config file in the SDK/bin directory in the install directory and add:

-Duser.country=US (anything but JP)

onto the end of the java.args line.

One day perhaps this won't be a problem.. I guess Adobe just needs more testers with multilanguage settings. *shrugs for the time being*

I should add that you'll only see your settings changes when you get rid of the errors in the project, and then re-run it with no errors then put back in your error-ing code to see it in english.

weird.

Posted by Graeme at January 29, 2007 06:26 PM
　



Comments

Hi Graeme,

I am the guy who both posted and answered the "Flex Builder 2 Japanese compilation error messages" on Adobe forums.

Are you by any chance in Japan/Tokyo? I'm asking because I am interested in meeting fellow gaijin flex'ers in Tokyo :)
Actually meeting *any* Flex 2 developer in Tokyo proves to be quite a difficult task :(

Posted by: Alex Muntean at February 2, 2007 03:55 PM

Hi Alex

Thanks for sending in a message, sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I'm not in Tokyo anymore, I was for 9 years, I'm in Canada at the moment. I wouldn't be able to meet up, but we should keep in touch because I can imagine other issues coming up with Flex and the J language that perhaps we can collaborate on.

Graeme

Posted by: Graeme at February 6, 2007 11:52 AM