Parameter files

OpenEdge parameter (.pf) files, which contain lists of startup parameters, are particularly useful for deploying applications across multiple locales. You can supply your users with a parameter file for each locale. OpenEdge itself supplies such a set of parameter files. These reside in the OpenEdge/prolang directory in subdirectories for each language. For example, the Russian parameter file, russian.pf, resides in the OpenEdge/prolang/rus directory. Here is the Russian parameter file:

-d dmy
-lng "Russian"
-cpcase Basic
-cpcoll Russian

# -cpinternal - Specifies the code page for all internal data processing.
# MS-Windows Code Page
-cpinternal 1251
# DOS Code Page
# -cpinternal ibm866
# ISO Standard Code Page
# -cpinternal iso8859-5
# UNIX Code Page
# -cpinternal koi8-r

# -cpstream - Specifies the code page for all stream files
# MS-Windows Code Page
-cpstream 1251
# DOS Code Page
# -cpstream ibm866
# ISO Standard Code Page
# -cpstream iso8859-5
# UNIX Code Page
# -cpstream koi8-r

Table 24. Startup parameters that can be localized
Startup parameter		Description
-cpcase	Case table	The name of the case table used by the OpenEdge database server and the OpenEdge client
-cpcoll	Collation table	The name of a collation table within the convmap.cp file, or the name of a collation in the International Components for Unicode (ICU) library, used by the OpenEdge database server and the OpenEdge client
-cpinternal	Internal code page	The name of the code page used internally by the OpenEdge database server and the OpenEdge client
-cpstream	Stream code page	The name of code page OpenEdge uses for stream I/O
-d	Date format	The format in which OpenEdge displays dates in the application
-lng	Language	The value that the CURRENT-LANGUAGE function returns. For OpenEdge applications translated using the OpenEdge Translation Manager, the particular language you want the application to use
-numdec	Fractional separator	The character that separates the integer portion and the fractional portion of a decimal number
-numsep	Thousands separator	The character that separates each group of three digits in the integer portion of a number

You can also use parameter files with OpenEdge utilities, such as PROSHUT and PROUTIL. For more information on these utilities, see OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration. For more information on startup parameters, see OpenEdge Deployment: Startup Command and Parameter Reference.