DT_SetLocale¶
DT_SetLocale sets the time/date format for a language.
- ssOldLocale = DT_SetLocale()
- ssOldLocale = DT_SetLocale(ssLocale)
- OldLCID = DT_SetLocale(LCID)
Return Value
ssOldLocale is the old setting.
Parameters
- ssLocale
The following language strings are recognized by DT_SetLocale. Any language not supported by the operating system is not accepted by DT_SetLocale. The three-letter language-string codes are only valid in Windows NT and Windows 95. To set the language setting for the DT_ParseDateTime function the LCID
- LCID
To enable DT_ParseDateTime to parse date/time strings in a different language the LCID can be set. See the table below for values. The value -1 sets it back to the default language.
Comment
Default setting is the country setting of Windows.
Language |
Locale |
LCID |
|---|---|---|
Chinese |
“chinese” |
0x0804 |
Chinese (simplified) |
“chinese-simplified” or “chs” |
|
Chinese (traditional) |
“chinese-traditional” or “cht” |
|
Czech |
“csy” or “czech” |
0x0405 |
Danish |
“dan” or “danish” |
0x0406 |
Dutch (Belgian) |
“belgian”, “dutch-belgian”, or “nlb” |
0x0813 |
Dutch (default) |
“dutch” or “nld” |
0x0413 |
English (Australian) |
“australian”, “ena”, or “english-aus” |
0x0c09 |
English (Canadian) |
“canadian”, “enc”, or “english-can” |
0x1009 |
English (default) |
“english” |
0x0809 |
English (New Zealand) |
“english-nz” or “enz” |
0x1409 |
English (UK) |
“eng”, “english-uk”, or “uk” |
0x0809 |
English (USA) |
“american”, “american english”, “american-english”, “english-american”, “english-us”, “english-usa”, “enu”, “us”, or “usa” |
0x0409 |
Finnish |
“fin” or “finnish” |
0x040b |
French (Belgian) |
“frb” or “french-belgian” |
0x080c |
French (Canadian) |
“frc” or “french-canadian” |
0x0c0c |
French (default) |
“fra” or “french” |
0x040c |
French (Swiss) |
“french-swiss” or “frs” |
0x100c |
German (Austrian) |
“dea” or “german-austrian” |
0x0c07 |
German (default) |
“deu” or “german” |
0x0407 |
German (Swiss) |
“des”, “german-swiss”, or “swiss” |
0x0807 |
Greek |
“ell” or “greek” |
0x0408 |
Hungarian |
“hun” or “hungarian” |
0x040e |
Icelandic |
“icelandic” or “isl” |
0x040f |
Italian (default) |
“ita” or “italian” |
0x0410 |
Italian (Swiss) |
“italian-swiss” or “its” |
0x0810 |
Japanese |
“japanese” or “jpn” |
0x0411 |
Korean |
“kor” or “korean” |
0x0412 |
Norwegian (Bokmal) |
“nor” or “norwegian-bokmal” |
0x0414 |
Norwegian (default) |
“norwegian” |
0x0814 |
Norwegian (Nynorsk) |
“non” or “norwegian-nynorsk” |
0x0814 |
Polish |
“plk” or “polish” |
0x0415 |
Portuguese (Brazilian) |
“portuguese-brazilian” or “ptb” |
0x0416 |
Portuguese (default) |
“portuguese” or “ptg” |
0x0816 |
Russian (default) |
“rus” or “russian” |
0x0419 |
Slovak |
“sky” or “slovak” |
0x041b |
Spanish (default) |
“esp” or “spanish” |
0x040a |
Spanish (Mexican) |
“esm” or “spanish-mexican” |
0x080a |
Spanish (Modern) |
“esn” or “spanish-modern” |
0x0c0a |
Swedish |
“sve” or “swedish” |
0x041d |
Turkish |
“trk” or “turkish” |
0x041f |
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