Q58337: Windows 3.0 WIN.INI [intl] Section
Article: Q58337
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s):
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Last Modified: 21-SEP-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a
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SUMMARY
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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.
MORE INFORMATION
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[INTL] SECTION
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[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
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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
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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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