Microsoft KB Archive/58337

Windows 3.0 WIN.INI [intl] Section

Q58337

3.00 3.00a
WINDOWS
kbref kbdisplay

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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.

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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
         -----      ------
         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
         -----     ------
         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
          -----     ------
          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
        -----     ------

          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
        -----     ------
          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
            ------------     ----          ------

            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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