Returns the current locale ID value.
GetLocale() |
Remarks
A locale is a set of user preference information related to the user's language, country/region, and cultural conventions. The locale determines such things as keyboard layout, alphabetic sort order, as well as date, time, number, and currency formats.
The return value can be any of the 32-bit values shown in the Locale ID chart:
The following example illustrates the use of the GetLocale function. To use this code, paste the entire example between the <BODY> tags of a standard HTML page.
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Enter Date in UK format: <input type="text" id="UKDate" size="20"><p>
Here's the US equivalent: <input type="text" id="USdate" size="20"><p>
<input type="button" value="Convert" id="button1"><p>
Enter a price in German: <input type="text" id="GermanNumber" size="20">
<p>
Here's the UK equivalent: <input type="text" id="USNumber" size="20"><p>
<input type="button" value="Convert" id="button2"><p>
<script language="vbscript">
Dim currentLocale
' Get the current locale
currentLocale = GetLocale
Sub Button1_onclick
Dim original
original = SetLocale("en-gb")
mydate = CDate(UKDate.value)
' IE always sets the locale to US English so use the
' currentLocale variable to set the locale to US English
original = SetLocale(currentLocale)
USDate.value = FormatDateTime(mydate,vbShortDate)
End Sub
Sub button2_onclick
Dim original
original = SetLocale("de")
myvalue = CCur(GermanNumber.value)
original = SetLocale("en-gb")
USNumber.value = FormatCurrency(myvalue)
End Sub
</script> | |
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