# Calculating with i18N

**URL:** <https://forum.servoy.com/t/calculating-with-i18n/3042>\
**Category:** Classic Servoy\
**Created:** [November 11, 2004, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/calculating-with-i18n/3042 "2004-11-11T10:44:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Karel\_Broer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Karel\_Broer](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Karel_Broer)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/calculating-with-i18n/3042/1 "2004-11-11T10:44:04Z")

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Hello Servoyians! I just like Servoy more and more, specially the i18N option is a great tool ![:D]( "Very Happy") !

I do have this question: is it possible to calculate an i18N key?

What I want is to create a multilanguage-valuelist from a databasevalue.  
Say I have a number of records where in the ‘name field’ these values excist: less, good, better, best.

The valuelist should show the translation of those values…

I do think this would be a neat option for most of us ![:wink:]( "Wink")

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**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/calculating-with-i18n/3042/2 "2004-11-11T11:08:24Z")

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Is allready possible:

Just as a valuelist: (so no columns are needed)

i18n:less|1  
i18n:good|2  
i18n:better|3  
i18n: best|4

or a calculation:

if(column == “less”)  
return i18n.getI18NMessage(‘i18n:less’)  
if(column etc..etc..etc..

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**Author:** ![Karel\_Broer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Karel\_Broer](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Karel_Broer)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/calculating-with-i18n/3042/3 "2004-11-11T11:15:27Z")

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Great!! Many thanks again, HJK! ![:D]( "Very Happy")