Locale

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Locale

You can set the Locale in the Preferences window.

 

locale-m

 

The locale language and country setting affect how numbers and dates are interpreted and displayed.

 

Example outputs using the DateTime Format transform with ISO date value 2001-05-21 and Format to set to ddd MMMM d yyyy:

 

Locale to

Result

English/United States

Mon May 21 2001

English/United Kingdom

Mon May 21 2001

German/Germany

Mo. Mai 21 2001

French/France

lun. mai 21 2001

Spanish/Spain

lun. mayo 21 2001

Italian/Italy

lun maggio 21 2001

Portuguese/Portugal

segunda maio 21 2001

Arabic/Egypt

الاثنين مايو ٢١ ٢٠٠١

Chinese/China

周一 五月 21 2001

Japanese/Japan

月 5月 21 2001

 

Example outputs using the Num Format transform with US/UK number value 1234.567:

 

Locale to

Result

English/United States

1,234.567

English/United Kingdom

1,234.567

German/Germany

1.234,567

German/Switzerland

1’234.567

French/France

1 234,567

Spanish/Spain

1.234,567

Italian/Italy

1.234,567

Portuguese/Portugal

1 234,567

Arabic/Egypt

١٬٢٣٤٫٥٦٧

Chinese/China

1,234.567

Japanese/Japan

1,234.567

 

You will be warned if you File>Open a .transform file with a different locale to the one you have set.