Windows 3.0 WIN.INI [intl] Section

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q58337
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

The following information is contained in the Microsoft Windows version 3.0 WININI.TXT readme file. The Windows Setup program copies this file to the Windows 3.0 directory.

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[INTL] SECTION

The [intl] section describes how to display dates, times, currency amounts, and other items for countries other than the United States. Windows does not require the [intl] section in U.S. version of WIN.INI.

The [intl] section can contain the following settings:

iCentury=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Indicates whether a date in the short date format should be 

         indicated with the century (1990) or not (90). A value of 1
         means the century will be included; a value of 0 means it
         will not.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
iCountry=<country-code> Default: 1 Purpose: Sets the country code. This number matches the country's 
         international telephone code, except for Canada, which is 2.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
iCurrDigits=<number> Default: 2 Purpose: Specifies how many digits to put after the decimal separator 
         in currency.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
iCurrency=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Formats currency according to the following: 

         Value      Format
         -----      ------
         0          Currency-symbol prefix, no separation

         1          Currency-symbol suffix, no separation

         2          Currency-symbol prefix, one-character separation

         3          Currency-symbol suffix, one-character separation
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
iDate=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Formats numerical dates according to the following: 

         Value     Format
         -----     ------
         0         month-day-year

         1         day-month-year

         2         year-month-day
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
iDayLzero=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Indicates whether a leading zero should appear before a day 
         between 1 and 9 in the short date format. A value of 1 means
         the zero is included; a value of 0 means it is not.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
iDigits=<number> Default: 2 Purpose: Specifies the number of digits to display after the decimal 
         separator in numbers.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
iLzero=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Specifies whether to put leading zeros in decimal numbers 
         according to the following:

          Value     Format
          -----     ------
          0         No leading zeros (.7)

          1         Leading zeros (0.7)
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
iMeasure=<number> Default: 1 Purpose: Selects the measurement system according to the following: 

          Value     System
          -----     ------
          0         metric

          1         English
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
iMonLzero=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Indicates whether a leading zero is included before a month 
         between 1 and 9 in the short date format. A value of 1 means
         the zero is included; a value of 0 means it is not.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
iNegCurr=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Formats negative numbers according to the following: 

        Value     Format
        -----     ------

          0       ($1)

          1       -$1

          2       $-1

          3       $1-

          4       (1$)

          5       -1$

          6       1-$

          7       1$-
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
iTime=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Formats time according to the following: 

          Value     Format
          -----     ------

          0         12-hour clock

          1         24-hour clock
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
iTLzero=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Specifies whether to put leading zeros in time according to 
         the following:

        Value     Format
        -----     ------
          0       No leading zeros in time (9:15)

          1       Leading zeros in time (09:15)
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
s1159=<string> Default: AM Purpose: Specifies string (for example, AM) that follows times from 
         0:00 through 11:59 in 12-hour time format.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
s2359=<string> Default: PM Purpose: Specifies string (for example, PM) that follows times from 
         12:00 through 23:59 in 12-hour time format.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
sCountry=<string> Default: United States Purpose: Specifies the name of the country whose standard setting you 
         want to use.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
sCurrency=<string> Default: $ Purpose: Specifies the currency symbol for your country. To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
sDecimal=<string> Default: . Purpose: Specifies the punctuation used to separate the fractional 
         part of a decimal number from the whole number part.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
sLanguage=<string> Default: usa Purpose: Specifies the language you want to work in. Windows 
         applications that provide language-specific tasks, such as
         sorting or spell-checking, use this setting.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
sList=<string> Default: , Purpose: Specifies the character used to separate items in a list. In 
         English, the list separator is typically a comma.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
sLongDate=<date-picture> Default: dddd, MMMM d, yyyy Purpose: Specifies choice for the long date format, including 
         abbreviations for the words and different separators,
         according to the following:

            Date Picture     Item          Format
            ------------     ----          ------

            M                Month         1-12
            MM               Month         01-12
            MMM              Month         Jan-Dec
            MMMM             Month         January-December
            d                Day           1-31
            dd               Day           01-31
            ddd              Day           Mon-Sun
            dddd             Day           Monday-Sunday
            yy               Year          00-99
            yyyy             Year          1900-2040

         The date pictures can be combined in any order with
         punctuation and strings enclosed in quotation marks.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
sShortDate=<date-picture> Default: M/d/yy Purpose: Specifies choice for the short date format, including 
         abbreviations for the words and different separators,
         according to the preceding list in sLongDate.
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
sThousand=<string> Default: , Purpose: Specifies the symbol you want to use to separate thousands in 
         a number with more than three digits. The most common is the
         comma (,).
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.
sTime=<string> Default: : Purpose: Specifies the character used to separate the hours, minutes, 
         and seconds in time. The most common is the colon (:).
To change: Choose the International icon from the Control Panel 
           window.

KBCategory: kbref kbdisplay
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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