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Startup Command and Parameter Reference
Startup Parameter Usage Categories : Client Session parameters (CS) : Client internationalization parameters
 

Client internationalization parameters

Use the parameters listed in the following table to control the format in which data appears.
Syntax
Parameter
Purpose
-checkdbe
Check Double-byte Enabled
Displays compile-time warnings on ABL statements and functions that may impact the handling of double-byte or extended-character data
-convmap filename
Conversion Map
Identifies the conversion map file
-cpcase tablename
Case Table
Identifies the case table that establishes case rules for the code page
-cpcoll tablename
Collation Table
Identifies a collation table to use with the code page
-cpinternal codepage
Internal Code Page
Identifies the code page that the AVM uses in memory
-cplog codepage
Log File Code Page
Identifies the code page used for writing messages to the log file
-cpprint codepage
Print Code Page
Identifies the code page used for printer output
-cprcodein codepage
R-code in Code Page
Identifies the code page used for reading r-code text segments
-cprcodeout codepage
R-code Out Code Page
Identifies the code page used for writing r-code text segments
-cpstream codepage
Stream Code Page
Identifies the code page used for stream I/O
-cpterm codepage
Terminal Code Page
Identifies the code page for character terminals
-d dateform
Date Format
Specifies the format for displaying dates, using the three-character string of d, m, y in any order
-E
European Numeric Format
Displays in European numeric format
-isnoconv
Initial Value Segment No Convert
Disables a code page conversion that was not provided in earlier releases of OpenEdge
-lng languagename
Language
Identifies the language with a character string, in quotes
-numdec numeric-value
Fractional Separator
Changes the character that represents a number's decimal point in formatted text
-numsep numeric-value
Thousands Separator
Changes the character that represents a number's thousands separator in formatted text
-yr4def
Four Digit Year Default
Outputs a four-digit year from EXPORT, MESSAGE and PUT UNFORMATTED statements that may use a two-digit year
-yy n
Century Year Offset
Specifies the start of the 100-year period used to define the two-digit DATE value