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humberto
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Registered: 13-01-2005
Posts: 246

icon Read and Set Regional Settings

how to Read and Set Regional Settings ..?
read decimal symbol
set RegionalSettings decimal symbol , to .
thanks

20-03-2006 at 07:18 PM
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misterxed
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Registered: 12-06-2005
Posts: 151
icon Re: Read and Set Regional Settings

Hi there,
Heres a sample code from FREEVBCODE.com
Make a Module, and paste the following code:


Declare Function GetLocaleInfo Lib "kernel32" Alias _
"GetLocaleInfoA" (ByVal Locale As Long, ByVal LCType As Long, _
ByVal lpLCData As String, ByVal cchData As Long) As Long

Declare Function SetLocaleInfo Lib "kernel32" Alias _
"SetLocaleInfoA" (ByVal Locale As Long, ByVal LCType As Long, _
ByVal lpLCData As String) As Boolean

Declare Function GetUserDefaultLCID% Lib "kernel32" ()

Public Const LOCALE_ICENTURY = &H24
Public Const LOCALE_ICOUNTRY = &H5
Public Const LOCALE_ICURRDIGITS = &H19
Public Const LOCALE_ICURRENCY = &H1B
Public Const LOCALE_IDATE = &H21
Public Const LOCALE_IDAYLZERO = &H26
Public Const LOCALE_IDEFAULTCODEPAGE = &HB
Public Const LOCALE_IDEFAULTCOUNTRY = &HA
Public Const LOCALE_IDEFAULTLANGUAGE = &H9
Public Const LOCALE_IDIGITS = &H11
Public Const LOCALE_IINTLCURRDIGITS = &H1A
Public Const LOCALE_ILANGUAGE = &H1
Public Const LOCALE_ILDATE = &H22
Public Const LOCALE_ILZERO = &H12
Public Const LOCALE_IMEASURE = &HD
Public Const LOCALE_IMONLZERO = &H27
Public Const LOCALE_INEGCURR = &H1C
Public Const LOCALE_INEGSEPBYSPACE = &H57
Public Const LOCALE_INEGSIGNPOSN = &H53
Public Const LOCALE_INEGSYMPRECEDES = &H56
Public Const LOCALE_IPOSSEPBYSPACE = &H55
Public Const LOCALE_IPOSSIGNPOSN = &H52
Public Const LOCALE_IPOSSYMPRECEDES = &H54
Public Const LOCALE_ITIME = &H23
Public Const LOCALE_ITLZERO = &H25
Public Const LOCALE_NOUSEROVERRIDE = &H80000000
Public Const LOCALE_S1159 = &H28
Public Const LOCALE_S2359 = &H29
Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVCTRYNAME = &H7
Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME1 = &H31
Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME2 = &H32
Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME3 = &H33
Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME4 = &H34
Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME5 = &H35
Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME6 = &H36
Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME7 = &H37
Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVLANGNAME = &H3
Public Const LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME1 = &H44
Public Const LOCALE_SCOUNTRY = &H6
Public Const LOCALE_SCURRENCY = &H14
Public Const LOCALE_SDATE = &H1D
Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME1 = &H2A
Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME2 = &H2B
Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME3 = &H2C
Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME4 = &H2D
Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME5 = &H2E
Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME6 = &H2F
Public Const LOCALE_SDAYNAME7 = &H30
Public Const LOCALE_SDECIMAL = &HE
Public Const LOCALE_SENGCOUNTRY = &H1002
Public Const LOCALE_SENGLANGUAGE = &H1001
Public Const LOCALE_SGROUPING = &H10
Public Const LOCALE_SINTLSYMBOL = &H15
Public Const LOCALE_SLANGUAGE = &H2
Public Const LOCALE_SLIST = &HC
Public Const LOCALE_SLONGDATE = &H20
Public Const LOCALE_SMONDECIMALSEP = &H16
Public Const LOCALE_SMONGROUPING = &H18
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME1 = &H38
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME10 = &H41
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME11 = &H42
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME12 = &H43
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME2 = &H39
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME3 = &H3A
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME4 = &H3B
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME5 = &H3C
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME6 = &H3D
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME7 = &H3E
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME8 = &H3F
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHNAME9 = &H40
Public Const LOCALE_SMONTHOUSANDSEP = &H17
Public Const LOCALE_SNATIVECTRYNAME = &H8
Public Const LOCALE_SNATIVEDIGITS = &H13
Public Const LOCALE_SNATIVELANGNAME = &H4
Public Const LOCALE_SNEGATIVESIGN = &H51
Public Const LOCALE_SPOSITIVESIGN = &H50
Public Const LOCALE_SSHORTDATE = &H1F
Public Const LOCALE_STHOUSAND = &HF
Public Const LOCALE_STIME = &H1E
Public Const LOCALE_STIMEFORMAT = &H1003



Public Sub Get_locale() ' Retrieve the regional setting

      Dim Symbol As String
      Dim iRet1 As Long
      Dim iRet2 As Long
      Dim lpLCDataVar As String
      Dim Pos As Integer
      Dim Locale As Long
      
      Locale = GetUserDefaultLCID()

'LOCALE_SDATE is the constant for the date separator
'as stated in declarations
'for any other locale setting just change the constant

'Function can also be re-written to take the
'locale symbol being requested as a parameter
      
      iRet1 = GetLocaleInfo(Locale, LOCALE_SDATE, _
      lpLCDataVar, 0)
      Symbol = String$(iRet1, 0)
      
      iRet2 = GetLocaleInfo(Locale, LOCALE_SDATE, Symbol, iRet1)
      Pos = InStr(Symbol, Chr$(0))
      If Pos > 0 Then
           Symbol = Left$(Symbol, Pos - 1)
           MsgBox "Regional Setting = " + Symbol
      End If

End Sub

Public Sub Set_locale() 'Change the regional setting

      Dim Symbol As String
      Dim iRet As Long
      Dim Locale As Long
      
'LOCALE_SDATE is the constant for the date separator
'as stated in declarations
'for any other locale setting just change the constant

'Function can also be re-written to take the
'locale information being set as a parameter

      Locale = GetUserDefaultLCID() 'Get user Locale ID
      Symbol = "-" 'New character for the locale
      iRet = SetLocaleInfo(Locale, LOCALE_SDATE, Symbol)
    
End Sub



Call the subs from ur code, and ENJOY  

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20-03-2006 at 09:37 PM
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humberto
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Registered: 13-01-2005
Posts: 246
icon Re: Read and Set Regional Settings

Thanks

21-03-2006 at 04:28 PM
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