A method (400) of testing a computer program translated into a national language comprising the steps of making (435-442) a package in a first location, the package including the translated program, an operating environment for the translated program, a sample of input data for the translated program, a set of translated scripts defining test commands for showing user-visible text messages of the translated program, and a play module for automatically executing the test commands, sending (445) the package to a tester at a second location remote from the first location, operating (455-460) a testing computer at the second location with the package, and running (465-490) the translated program on the testing computer using the test commands.