Patent ID: 8200476

Claim:
A method for validating message format, comprising: receiving at a message editor application a first and a second new message text, wherein said first and second new message text corresponds to a first and a second message included in an application program, wherein the first and second new message text is displayed to a user during execution of and by the application program, wherein the first new message text comprises a translation of an application message, and wherein the second new message text comprises a second translation to be substituted for the first new message text; said message editor application automatically compares that said first new message text conforms to at least a first parameter associated with said first message; based on the comparison, said message editor application validating said first new message text; creating by said message editor application a first data conformance stamp derived from said validated first new message text; associating by said message editor application said first data conformance stamp with said validated first new message text to create a new message file; providing said new message file to said application program; creating by said application program a second data conformance stamp derived from data included in said second new message file; and determining by said application program whether said first data conformance stamp matches said second data conformance stamp.