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+'   Output a file
+'   If there is no translation then we output the line as a comment
+'   that starts with #EN# indicating that translation is required
+
+
+Sub Export_File(sType, iCol As Integer)
+
+    Dim oFile As Integer
+    Dim iRow As Integer
+    Dim iBlankLines As Integer
+    Dim sLangCode As String
+    Dim sOut As String
+    Dim sTemp As String
+    Dim bOut() As Byte
+    Dim shSheet As Worksheet: Set shSheet = Worksheets(sType)
+    
+    sFilename = sType & "_" & LCase$(shSheet.Cells(cLanguageCodeRow, iCol).Value) & ".properties"
+    oFile = FreeFile()
+    sFullPath = Application.ActiveWorkbook.Path & "\" & sFilename
+    On Error Resume Next
+    Kill sFullPath
+    Open sFullPath For Output As #oFile
+    Close #oFile
+    On Error GoTo 0
+    Open sFullPath For Binary Access Write As #oFile
+    ' Output comment on version as first line
+    sOut = "# " & sFilename & " Generated by calibre2opds localization.xls v" & Worksheets(cConfiguration).Cells(cVersionRow, cVersionCol).Value & vbCrLf
+    bOut = UnicodeToBytes(Worksheets(cConfiguration).Cells(cOutputFormatRow, cOutputFormatCol), sOut)
+    Put #oFile, , bOut
+    
+    iRow = cFirstDataRow
+    Do
+        sTemp = shSheet.Cells(iRow, cKeywordCol).Value
+        sOut = sTemp
+'        Print #oFile, sTemp;
+        If Len(sTemp) = 0 Then
+            iBlankLines = iBlankLines + 1
+        Else
+            iBlankLines = 0
+            If Not isComment(sTemp) Then
+                sOut = sTemp & "="
+'                Print #oFile, "=";
+                sTemp = shSheet.Cells(iRow, iCol).Value
+                If Len(sTemp) > 0 Then
+                    sOut = sOut & sTemp
+'                    Print #oFile, sTemp;
+                Else
+                    ' If no language specific one supplied then
+                    ' output English one as a comment starting with '#EN#'
+                    ' (as long this is not the english column with empty value)
+                    If iCol <> cEnglishLangCol Then
+                        sOut = "#EN# " & sOut
+                    End If
+                    sOut = sOut & shSheet.Cells(iRow, 3).Value
+'                    Print #oFile, shSheet.Cells(iRow, 3).Value;
+                End If
+            End If
+        End If
+        sOut = sOut & vbCrLf
+        bOut = UnicodeToBytes(Worksheets(cConfiguration).Cells(cOutputFormatRow, cOutputFormatCol), sOut)
+        Put #oFile, , bOut
+'        Print #oFile, ""        ' Force new line
+        iRow = iRow + 1
+    Loop Until (iBlankLines > 5)
+    
+    Close #oFile
+End Sub