You can localize a VI by exporting the VI strings into a text file in either XLIFF 2.0 format or the LabVIEW VI String File format, translating the file, and importing it back into the VI.

Note Localized versions of LabVIEW use the same executable as the English version of LabVIEW, and are compatible with the English version.
Your localization text file can contain information to localize the following VI strings:
  • VI window titles and descriptions
  • Object caption and descriptions
  • Free labels
  • Default data such as string, table, path, and array default data
  • Control properties such as listbox item names, table row and column headers, graph plot names, graph cursor names, and graph annotation names
  • Block diagram strings such as free labels and string constants, if you specify it
Because you cannot localize control labels, controls also have captions. When exporting the VI strings into a text file, LabVIEW creates a caption for each control and substitutes the label with a caption on the front panel.

Besides translating strings on the front panel, you can use localized decimal separators when converting numbers to strings. Use the Format Date/Time String function to specify how to display the date and time.

Note Localizing block diagram string constants might cause VIs to break. Breaking VIs is especially likely when block diagram string constants contain multibyte or UTF-8 characters.