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<!-- $XConsortium: Set_Loca.sgm /main/6 1996/09/08 20:15:52 rws $ -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Digital Equipment Corporation. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Hewlett-Packard Company. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 International Business Machines Corp. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Novell, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 FUJITSU LIMITED. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Hitachi. -->
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<![ %CDE.C.CDE; [<RefEntry Id="CDEMX.XCDI.MAN310.rsml.1">]]>
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<![ %CDE.C.XO; [<RefEntry Id="XCDI.MAN310.rsml.1">]]>
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<RefMeta>
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<RefEntryTitle>Set_Locale</RefEntryTitle>
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<ManVolNum>special file</ManVolNum>
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</RefMeta>
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<RefNameDiv>
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<RefName><Symbol Role="Message">Set_Locale</Symbol></RefName>
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<RefPurpose>set a tool's locale
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</RefPurpose>
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</RefNameDiv>
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<!-- $XConsortium: Set_Loca.sgm /main/6 1996/09/08 20:15:52 rws $-->
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<!-- CDE Common Source Format, Version 1.0.0-->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995 Hewlett-Packard Company-->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995 International Business Machines Corp.-->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995 Sun Microsystems, Inc.-->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995 Novell, Inc.-->
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<RefSynopsisDiv>
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<Synopsis>Set_Locale(in string <Emphasis>category</Emphasis>,
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in string <Symbol Role="Variable">locale</Symbol>
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[...]);
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</Synopsis>
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</RefSynopsisDiv>
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<RefSect1>
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<Title>DESCRIPTION</Title>
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<Para>The
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<Symbol Role="Message">Set_Locale</Symbol> request
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reports the
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<![ %CDE.C.XO; [XPG4
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]]><![ %CDE.C.CDE; [POSIX
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]]>locale of the indicated locale categories.
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</Para>
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<Para>The
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<Emphasis>category</Emphasis> argument
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is the locale category to set.
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A locale category is a
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group of data types whose output formatting varies according to
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locale in a similar way.
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ISO C and &str-XX; locale categories are:
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</Para>
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<InformalExample Remap="indent">
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<ProgramListing>LC_ALL
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LC_COLLATE
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LC_CTYPE
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LC_MESSAGES
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LC_MONETARY
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LC_NUMERIC
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LC_TIME
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</ProgramListing>
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</InformalExample>
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<Para>The
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<Symbol Role="Variable">locale</Symbol> argument
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is the name of the
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locale to set the indicated category to.
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The value of
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<Symbol Role="Variable">locale</Symbol> is implementation-defined.
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<![ %CDE.C.SUN; [For example, Solaris defines such locales as
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<Literal>C</Literal>, <Literal>de</Literal>, <Literal>fr</Literal>, <Literal>it</Literal>, etc.
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]]></Para>
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</RefSect1>
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<RefSect1>
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<Title>ERRORS</Title>
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<Para>The ToolTalk service may return the following error
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in processing the
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<Symbol Role="Message">Set_Locale</Symbol> request:
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</Para>
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<VariableList>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>TT_DESKTOP_EINVAL</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>The
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<Symbol Role="Variable">locale</Symbol> argument is not valid on the handler's host.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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</VariableList>
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</RefSect1>
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<RefSect1>
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<Title>APPLICATION USAGE</Title>
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<Para>The
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&cdeman.ttdt.session.join;, function can be used to register for,
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and transparently process, the
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<Symbol Role="Message">Set_Locale</Symbol> request.
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</Para>
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</RefSect1>
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<RefSect1>
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<Title>EXAMPLES</Title>
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<Para>The
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<Symbol Role="Message">Set_Locale</Symbol> request can be sent as in the following example:
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</Para>
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<InformalExample Remap="indent">
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<ProgramListing>Tt_message msg = tttk_message_create(0, TT_REQUEST, TT_SESSION,
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the_recipient_procid, TTDT_SET_LOCALE,
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my_callback);
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tt_message_arg_add(msg, TT_IN, Tttk_string, "LC_MONETARY");
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tt_message_arg_add(msg, TT_IN, Tttk_string, "de");
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tt_message_send(msg);
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</ProgramListing>
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</InformalExample>
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</RefSect1>
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<![ %CDE.C.CDE; [
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<RefSect1>
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<Title>WARNINGS</Title>
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<Para><Symbol Role="Message">Set_Locale</Symbol> can also be sent as a multicast notice, as an
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<Emphasis>edict</Emphasis> to all tools in the scope of the message.
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The consequences of doing so can be severe and unexpected.
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</Para>
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</RefSect1>
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]]>
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<RefSect1>
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<Title>SEE ALSO</Title>
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<Para><Function>setlocale</Function>3C <![ %CDE.C.XO; [in the &str-Zk;,
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]]><![ %CDE.C.SUN; [<Emphasis>Solaris</Emphasis> <Emphasis>2.3</Emphasis> <Emphasis>Developer's</Emphasis> <Emphasis>Guide</Emphasis> <Emphasis>to</Emphasis> <Emphasis>Internationalization;</Emphasis> ]]>&cdeman.tt.message.arg.add;, &cdeman.tt.message.send;, &cdeman.ttdt.sender.imprint.on;, &cdeman.ttdt.session.join;; <Symbol Role="Message">Get_Locale</Symbol> request.
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</Para>
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</RefSect1>
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</RefEntry>
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