MPE/iX Intrinsics Reference Manual (32650-90875)

Chapter 9 539
Command Definitions (MAIL-PUTJCW)
NLGETLANG
NLGETLANG
NM and CM callable.
Returns a language ID number that characterizes the current user, data, or system.
Hewlett-Packard subsystems and application programs use NLGETLANG for automatic
configuration.
Syntax
I16 I16V U16A
langnum :=NLGETLANG( langtype,error );
Functional Return
langnum 16-bit signed integer (assigned functional return)
Returns the language ID number of the current user, data, or system. If an
error occurs,
langnum returns a value of 0 (NATIVE3000/XL).
Parameters
langtype 16-bit signed integer by value (required)
Contains the function number indicating which type of language ID
number is returned. The possible values are:
Value Meaning
1
The user-interface language; specifies the language used for
communication between the program and user
2 The data language; determines how the subsystem
performs various language-dependent data manipulation
functions (for example, sorting, upshifting)
3 The system default language
error 16-bit unsigned integer array (required)
Returns two elements: the first element is the error number; the second
element is reserved and always returns 0. The possible error number
values are:
Value Meaning
0
Successful
1 NLS not installed
2 Found language requested, but not configured on system
3 Invalid
langtype value
4 No language specified