Windows 3.0 WIN.INI [intl] Section |
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a
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.
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[INTL] SECTION
[INTL] SECTION
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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:
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iCentury=<number>
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.
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iCountry=<country-code>
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.
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iCurrDigits=<number>
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.
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iCurrency=<number>
Default: 0
Purpose: Formats currency according to the following:
Value Format
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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.
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iDate=<number>
Default: 0
Purpose: Formats numerical dates according to the following:
Value Format
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0 month-day-year
1 day-month-year
2 year-month-day
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel
window.
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iDayLzero=<number>
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.
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iDigits=<number>
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.
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iLzero=<number>
Default: 0
Purpose: Specifies whether to put leading zeros in decimal numbers
according to the following:
Value Format
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0 No leading zeros (.7)
1 Leading zeros (0.7)
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel
window.
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iMeasure=<number>
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.
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iMonLzero=<number>
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.
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iNegCurr=<number>
Default: 0
Purpose: Formats negative numbers according to the following:
Value Format
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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.
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iTime=<number>
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.
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iTLzero=<number>
Default: 0
Purpose: Specifies whether to put leading zeros in time according to
the following:
Value Format
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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.
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s1159=<string>
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.
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s2359=<string>
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.
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sCountry=<string>
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.
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sCurrency=<string>
Default: $
Purpose: Specifies the currency symbol for your country.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel
window.
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sDecimal=<string>
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.
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sLanguage=<string>
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.
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sList=<string>
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.
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sLongDate=<date-picture>
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
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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.
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sShortDate=<date-picture>
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.
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sThousand=<string>
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.
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sTime=<string>
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.
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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a
Last Reviewed: September 19, 1999 |
