Specifications

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Syntax:
Syntax 1 (Setting a national character set):
COUNTRY$="countrycode"
Syntax 2 (Returning a country code):
COUNTRY$
Parameter:
countrycode
A string expression which returns any of A, D, E, F, G, I, J, N, S, and W.
Description:
■ Syntax 1
COUNTRY$ sets a national character set specified by "countrycode". The
national character set is assigned to codes from 32 (20h) to 127 (7Fh). (Refer to
Appendix C2, "National Character Sets.")
•
"countrycode" specifies one of the following national character sets:
• If
"countrycode" is omitted, the default national character set is America
(code A) or Japan (code J) when you have selected the English or Japanese mes-
sage version on the SET DISPLAY menu in System Mode, respectively.
COUNTRY I/O function
COUNTRY$
Sets a national character set or returns a current country code.
countrycode
National character set
A
America (default)
D
Denmark
E
England
F
France
G
Germany
I
Italy
J
Japan (default)
N
Norway
S
Spain
W
Sweden