DOCUMENT:Q58337 21-SEP-1999 [win95x] TITLE :Windows 3.0 WIN.INI [intl] Section PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== 3.00 3.00a WINDOWS kbref kbdisplay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. MORE INFORMATION ================ [INTL] SECTION -------------- [INTL] SECTION -------------- 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: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iCentury= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iCountry= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iCurrDigits= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iCurrency= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iDate= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iDayLzero= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iDigits= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iLzero= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iMeasure= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iMonLzero= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iNegCurr= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iTime= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iTLzero= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- s1159= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- s2359= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sCountry= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sCurrency= Default: $ Purpose: Specifies the currency symbol for your country. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sDecimal= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sLanguage= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sList= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sLongDate= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sShortDate= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sThousand= 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sTime= 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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