Translation.Available
---------------------

Queries whether translation is available.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Translation](component_Translation.md) | [16.0](newinversion160.md) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |

MBS( "Translation.Available" ) ### Parameters

none

### Result

Returns 1, 0 or error.

### Description

Queries whether translation is available.  
This checks if you have macOS 15 or iOS 18.  
Translation doesn't work server side as the background process for translation isn't available.  
### Examples

Check for availability:

 If \[ MBS ( "Translation.Available" ) = 1 \]  
 Show Custom Dialog \[ "Translation is available" \]  
Else  
 Show Custom Dialog \[ "Translation is not available" \]  
End If  
### Example Databases

- [Mac and iOS/Translation](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/Mac%20and%20iOS/Translation.shtml#1ScriptAnchor_)

### Blog Entries

- [MBS FileMaker Plugin 16.1 News](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2026-03-31/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_161_News/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [Translation Framework in FileMaker](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2026-01-07/Translation_Framework_in_FileM/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

This function is free to use.

Created 24th November 2025 , last changed 5th March 2026

  
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[HTML Version](TranslationAvailable.shtml)