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Running and debugging ABL programs : Reference : Launch configuration settings : Configurations wizard : Progress OpenEdge Application settings : Culture tab (Application)
 
Culture tab (Application)
The Culture tab in the Progress OpenEdge Application section of the Configurations wizard lets you set various internationalization options affecting ABL behavior of a launch configuration. See Progress OpenEdge Application settings for information about accessing the wizard.
The following controls are available on the Culture tab:
Control
Purpose
Related parameter (if applicable)
Name (accessible from all tabs)
(Required) Specifies the name of the launch configuration, which appears on menus and in the left pane of the Configurations wizard.
 
Use defaults
If checked, disables all other fields on this tab and causes the AVM to use the values in the startup parameter file(s) used by the configuration.
 
Use OS locale
If checked, causes the configuration to use Windows locale settings for numeric and date formats. Any conflicting settings elsewhere on this tab override this setting.
Use OS Locale (-useOsLocale)
Language
Optionally specifies the initial return value for the CURRENT-LANGUAGE function.
Language (-lng)
Case table
Specifies the case table used by the configuration. Available selections come from the file identified in the Conversion map file field or from the default convmap.cp file.
 
Collation table
Specifies the collation table used by the configuration. Available selections come from the file identified in the Conversion map file field or from the default convmap.cp file.
 
Date format
Specifies the date-display format used by the configuration.
Date Format (-d)
Year offset
Specifies the first year of the 100-year period within which two-digit year values are assumed to fall.
Century Year Offset (-yy)
Fractional separator
Identifies the numeric value (as specified in the selected Internal code page) for the character used as a decimal point in formatted text.
Fractional Separator (-numdec)
Thousands separator
Identifies the numeric value (as specified in the selected Internal code page) for the character used as a thousands separator in formatted text.
Thousands Separator (-numsep)
Use 4-digit year
If checked, causes the EXPORT, MESSAGE and PUT UNFORMATTED statements use four-digit values for all years.
Four Digit Year Default (-yr4def)
Internal code page
Specifies the Internal code page used by the configuration. Available selections come from the file identified in the Conversion map file field or from the default convmap.cp file.
Internal Code Page (-cpinternal)
Log file code page
Specifies the Log File code page used by the configuration. Available selections come from the file identified in the Conversion map file field or from the default convmap.cp file.
Log File Code Page (-cplog)
R-code in code page
Specifies the R-code Ocode page used by the configuration. Available selections come from the file identified in the Conversion map file field or from the default convmap.cp file.
R-code In Code Page (-cprcodein)
Terminal code page
Specifies the Terminal code page used by the configuration. Available selections come from the file identified in the Conversion map file field or from the default convmap.cp file.
Terminal Code Page (-cpterm)
Stream code page
Specifies the Stream ccode page used by the configuration. Available selections come from the file identified in the Conversion map file field or from the default convmap.cp file.
Stream Code Page (-cpstream)
Print code page
Specifies the Print ccode page used by the configuration. Available selections come from the file identified in the Conversion map file field or from the default convmap.cp file.
Print Code Page (-cpprint)
R-code out code page
Specifies the R-code Out code page used by the configuration. Available selections come from the file identified in the Conversion map file field or from the default convmap.cp file.
R-code Out Code Page (-cprcodeout)
Conversion map file
Optionally specifies the conversion map file (full path or path relative to the working directory) used by the configuration. The default convmap.cp file is used if this field is blank.
 
Apply
Saves the current launch configuration definition.
 
Revert
Revert
 
Run or Debug
Runs the specified startup program or opens it in the Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge Debugger.
 
Close
Closes the Configurations wizard.