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HB_LANGSELECT()

Select a specific nation message module
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 Syntax

        HB_LANGSELECT(<cNewLang>)   --> cOldLang  

 Arguments

        <cNewLang>    The ID of the country language module The 
                  possible values for <cNewLang> is below as is defined in
                  the  Lang library,sorted by language.

      +--------------------------------------+
      | <cNewLang> | Language   | Codepage   |
      | EU         | Basque     | 850        |
      | CS852      | Czech      | 852        |
      | CSISO      | Czech      | ISO-8859-2 |
      | CSKAM      | Czech      | KAM        |
      | CA         | Catalan    | 850        |
      | EN         | English    | 437        |
      | FR         | French     | 850        |
      | GL         | Galician   | 850        |
      | DE         | German     | 850        |
      | HE862      | Hebrew     | 862        |
      | HEWIN      | Hebrew     | 1255       |
      | HU852      | Hungarian  | 852        |
      | HUCWI      | Hungarian  | CWI-2      |
      | HUWIN      | Hungarian  | Windows-1  |
      | IS85       | Icelandic  | 850        |
      | IT         | Italian    | 437        |
      | KR         | Korean     | 949        |
      | PL852      | Polish     | 852        |
      | PLISO      | Polish     | ISO-8859-1 |
      | PLMAZ      | Polish     | Mozowia    |
      | PT         | Portuguese | 850        |
      | RO         | Romanian   | 852        |
      | SRISO      | Serbian    | ISO-8859-2 |
      | SR852      | Serbian    | 852        |
      | ES         | Spanish    | 850        |
      +--------------------------------------+

 Returns

        <cOldLang>     The old language indentifier    

 Description

      This function set a default language module for date/month names,
      internal warnigs,NatMsg messages and internal errors. When a  Lang
      ID is selected all messages will be output as the current lang
      selected until another one is selected or the program ends.

 Examples

      REQUEST HB_LANG_PT
      REQUEST HB_LANG_RO
      REQUEST HB_LANG_ES
      FUNCTION MAIN()
      HB_LANGSELECT('PT')       // Default language is now Portuguese
      ? CDOW(DATE()) //Segunda-feira
      ? 'Old language id selected is ",HB_LANGSELECT()   // PT
      HB_LANGSELECT('RO')       // Default language is now Romanian
      ? CMONTH(DATE()) // Mai
      ? 'Old language id selected is ",HB_LANGSELECT()   // RO
      HB_LANGSELECT('ES')       // Default language is now Romanian
      ? CMONTH(DATE()) //       Mayo
      ? CDOW(DATE()) //  Lunes

    Return nil

 Tests

      See tests/langapi.prg

Status

      Ready

 Compliance

      This function is a Harbour Extension.

 Platforms

      Dos,Win32,OS/2

 Files

      Libraty is rtl