Microsoft KB Archive/58337

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Windows 3.0 WIN.INI [intl] Section

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Q58337

3.00 3.00a

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

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SUMMARY
The following information is contained in the Microsoft Windows version 3.0 WININI.TXT readme file. The Windows Setup program copies this file to the Windows 3.0 directory.

[INTL] SECTION
[INTL] SECTION --

The [intl] section describes how to display dates, times, currency amounts, and other items for countries other than the United States. Windows does not require the [intl] section in U.S. version of WIN.INI.

The [intl] section can contain the following settings:

-- iCentury= Default: 0 Purpose: Indicates whether a date in the short date format should be        indicated with the century (1990) or not (90). A value of 1 means the century will be included; a value of 0 means it        will not. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- iCountry= Default: 1 Purpose: Sets the country code. This number matches the country's        international telephone code, except for Canada, which is 2. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- iCurrDigits= Default: 2 Purpose: Specifies how many digits to put after the decimal separator in currency. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- iCurrency= Default: 0 Purpose: Formats currency according to the following:

Value     Format -     --         0          Currency-symbol prefix, no separation

1         Currency-symbol suffix, no separation

2         Currency-symbol prefix, one-character separation

3         Currency-symbol suffix, one-character separation

To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- iDate= Default: 0 Purpose: Formats numerical dates according to the following:

Value    Format -    --         0         month-day-year

1        day-month-year

2        year-month-day

To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- iDayLzero= Default: 0 Purpose: Indicates whether a leading zero should appear before a day between 1 and 9 in the short date format. A value of 1 means the zero is included; a value of 0 means it is not. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- iDigits= Default: 2 Purpose: Specifies the number of digits to display after the decimal separator in numbers. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- iLzero= Default: 0 Purpose: Specifies whether to put leading zeros in decimal numbers according to the following:

Value    Format -    --          0         No leading zeros (.7)

1        Leading zeros (0.7)

To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- iMeasure= Default: 1 Purpose: Selects the measurement system according to the following:

Value    System -    --          0         metric

1        English

To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- iMonLzero= Default: 0 Purpose: Indicates whether a leading zero is included before a month between 1 and 9 in the short date format. A value of 1 means the zero is included; a value of 0 means it is not. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- iNegCurr= Default: 0 Purpose: Formats negative numbers according to the following:

Value    Format -    --

0      ($1)

1      -$1

2      $-1

3      $1-

4      (1$)

5      -1$

6      1-$

7      1$-

To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- iTime= Default: 0 Purpose: Formats time according to the following:

Value    Format -    --

0        12-hour clock

1        24-hour clock

To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- iTLzero= Default: 0 Purpose: Specifies whether to put leading zeros in time according to        the following:

Value    Format -    --          0       No leading zeros in time (9:15)

1      Leading zeros in time (09:15)

To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- s1159= Default: AM Purpose: Specifies string (for example, AM) that follows times from 0:00 through 11:59 in 12-hour time format. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- s2359= Default: PM Purpose: Specifies string (for example, PM) that follows times from 12:00 through 23:59 in 12-hour time format. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- sCountry= Default: United States Purpose: Specifies the name of the country whose standard setting you want to use. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- sCurrency= Default: $ Purpose: Specifies the currency symbol for your country. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- sDecimal= Default:. Purpose: Specifies the punctuation used to separate the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole number part. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- sLanguage= Default: usa Purpose: Specifies the language you want to work in. Windows applications that provide language-specific tasks, such as        sorting or spell-checking, use this setting. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- sList= Default: , Purpose: Specifies the character used to separate items in a list. In        English, the list separator is typically a comma. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- sLongDate= Default: dddd, MMMM d, yyyy Purpose: Specifies choice for the long date format, including abbreviations for the words and different separators, according to the following:

Date Picture    Item          Format --

M               Month         1-12 MM              Month         01-12 MMM             Month         Jan-Dec MMMM            Month         January-December d               Day           1-31 dd              Day           01-31 ddd             Day           Mon-Sun dddd            Day           Monday-Sunday yy              Year          00-99 yyyy            Year          1900-2040

The date pictures can be combined in any order with punctuation and strings enclosed in quotation marks.

To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- sShortDate= Default: M/d/yy Purpose: Specifies choice for the short date format, including abbreviations for the words and different separators, according to the preceding list in sLongDate. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- sThousand= Default: , Purpose: Specifies the symbol you want to use to separate thousands in        a number with more than three digits. The most common is the comma. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. -- sTime= Default: : Purpose: Specifies the character used to separate the hours, minutes, and seconds in time. The most common is the colon. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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