Here's the thing - doing a milti-lingual site (wish I wasn't!!!) with a file (language.lib) that contains all common on-screen elements.

Based upon the user language ($lang) being a value from 0-3 (defining the various languages: 0-English, 1=Spanish etc...) the on-screen elements are called from the respective array contained within the language.lib file thus;

@scr_name=("Name","Nombre","Nom"); - in language.lib
$scr_name[$lang] - displays appropriate word on screen

I've come across a situation where I use numeric values for other areas but find that a single array obviously wont work.

Here's what I have in mind (and I'm sure it's possible - I just don't know how to do it yet!). OK: 

$lang = (values of 0-3)
$colour = either
(0=red, 1=blue, 2=yellow) (if $lang = 0 [English])
or
(0=rojo, 1=azul, 2=amarillo) (if $lang = 1 #91;Spanish])

Is it possible to have something like this

$scr_display[$lang][$colour]
so that if $lang=1 and $colour=0, rojo would be displayed on screen.

Answers on a postcard please, to....

Thanks for any help you can give, and kindest regards from Andorra,

Richard.

PS: I did look throught the FAQ's and got a bit confused... :-|

In reply to Do I need an array within an array by meetn2veg

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