Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Internationalizing Applications

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 DLC/prolang directory in subdirectories for each language. For example, the Russian parameter file, russian.pf, resides in the DLC/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

Note: In parameter files, OpenEdge ignores lines that start with the pound sign (#).

The startup parameters you might localize appear in Table 10–2.

Table 10–2: Localizable startup parameters 

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 .