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Syntax
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Basic.Locale$
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Description
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Returns a String containing the locale under which BasicScript is running.
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Comments
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The locale helps you identify information about your environment, such as the date formats, time format, and other country-sensitive information.
The following table describes the returned value from Basic.Locale$ on the Win32 platform.
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Returns a string in the format:
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abbrevlang,langid,nativelang,englang
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abbrevlang
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Three-letter name of the language. This name is formed by taking the two-letter language abbreviation as found in the ISO Standard 639 and adding a third letter, as appropriate, to indicate the sublanguage.
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langid:
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Language ID as defined by the operating system.
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nativelang
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Native name of the language.
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englang:
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Full English name of the language as defined by ISO standard 639.
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Example
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'This example checks to see if we are running in a Japanese
'version of Windows.
Sub Main
If Basic.OS = ebWin16 And Item$(Basic.Locale$,1) = "jpn" Then
MsgBox "Running Windows on a Japanese computer."
End If
End Sub
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See Also
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Basic.OS (property) , Basic.CodePage (property)
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