Load extra language files in admin

[balihr]

So, I'm rewriting one of the older plugins and am trying to load an extra language file in the plugin's admin page, but seem to be missing something. I can't seem to find a function for it for loading custom files so I tried the approach that works in frontend.
In the admin page, right after the application_top.php line, I've added:

$languageLoader->loadDefinesFromFile(__DIR__.'/'.DIR_WS_LANGUAGES, $_SESSION['language'], 'mail.php');

The loadDefinesFromArrayFile() does trigger and it's pointing to the correct file (/path/to/admin/includes/languages/english/lang.mail.php), but I'm guessing it's failing because it's an admin file and is failing on line 50 of LanguageLoader.php because of the path it's pointing to catalog and not admin:

$this->fileLoader->loadFileDefineFile(DIR_FS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . $baseDirectory . '/' . $languageFile);

Any pointers would be appreciated. I'm trying to avoid putting the definitions from the original file into this page's lang file. TIA

[swguy]

https://docs.zen-cart.com/dev/code/1...-language-file

[carlwhat]

So, I'm rewriting one of the older plugins and am trying to load an extra language file in the plugin's admin page, but seem to be missing something. I can't seem to find a function for it for loading custom files so I tried the approach that works in frontend.
In the admin page, right after the application_top.php line, I've added:

$languageLoader->loadDefinesFromFile(__DIR__.'/'.DIR_WS_LANGUAGES, $_SESSION['language'], 'mail.php');

... TIA

hav you tried:

//from
$languageLoader->loadDefinesFromFile(__DIR__.'/'.DIR_WS_LANGUAGES, $_SESSION['language'], 'mail.php');

//to
$languageLoader->loadExtraLanguageFiles(__DIR__.'/'.DIR_WS_LANGUAGES, $_SESSION['language'], 'mail.php'); 

YWIA.

[balihr]

I'm not sure what pis**s me off more - the fact that I was completely oblivious of the loadExtraLanguageFiles method or the fact that I actually was searching through the docs and didn't find the section that explains it... I did go straight to Languages, tho, instead of Code, but still...

And if that wasn't enough, I started rewriting RCS to update it for 1.5.8...

Thanks for the info, guys!

[swguy]

> And if that wasn't enough, I started rewriting RCS to update it for 1.5.8...

Thanks for doing this!

[balihr]

> And if that wasn't enough, I started rewriting RCS to update it for 1.5.8...

Thanks for doing this!

LOL, that's the point - I'm not doing it, it's already been updated, but I didn't know that either...