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Retrieve the Regional Setting w/o using the RegistryTag(s): WinAPI/Registry


[local external functions]
FUNCTION int GetLocaleInfoA(ulong locale,ulong lctype,REF string data,int size) &
  LIBRARY "kernel32.dll"
FUNCTION ulong GetSystemDefaultLCID() LIBRARY "kernel32.dll"

[powerscript]
CONSTANT long LOCALE_ILANGUAGE = 1         '  LANGID  in hexadecimal digits
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SLANGUAGE = 2         '  Full localized name of the language
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SENGLANGUAGE = 4097   '  Full English U.S. name of the language ISO Standard 639
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVLANGNAME = 3   '  Abbreviated name of the language, ISO Standard 639
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SNATIVELANGNAME = 4   '  Native name of the language
CONSTANT long LOCALE_ICOUNTRY = 5          '  Country code, based on international phone codes
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SCOUNTRY = 6          '  The full localized name of the country.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SENGCOUNTRY = 4098    '  The full English U.S. name of the country.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVCTRYNAME = 7   '  Abbreviated name of the country ISO Standard 3166.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SNATIVECTRYNAME = 8   '  Native name of the country.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_IDEFAULTLANGUAGE = 9  '  LANGID for the principal language spoken in this locale.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_IDEFAULTCOUNTRY = 10  '  Country code for the principal country in this locale.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_IDEFAULTCODEPAGE = 11 '  OEM code page associated with the country.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SLIST = 12            '  Characters used to separate list items.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_IMEASURE = 13         '  0 for metric system (S.I.) and 1 for the U.S.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SDECIMAL = 14         '  decimal separator
CONSTANT long LOCALE_STHOUSAND = 15        '  thousand separator
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SGROUPING = 16        '  Sizes for each group of digits to the left of the decimal.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_IDIGITS = 17          '  number of fractional digits
CONSTANT long LOCALE_ILZERO = 18           '  0 means use no leading zeros; 1 means use leading zeros.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SNATIVEDIGITS = 19    '  Ten characters equivalent of the ASCII 0-9.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SCURRENCY = 20        '  local monetary symbol
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SINTLSYMBOL = 21      '  International monetary symbol ISO 4217.
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONDECIMALSEP = 22   '  monetary decimal separator
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHOUSANDSEP = 23  '  monetary thousand separator
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONGROUPING = 24     '  monetary grouping
CONSTANT long LOCALE_ICURRDIGITS = 25      '  # local monetary digits
CONSTANT long LOCALE_IINTLCURRDIGITS = 26  '  # intl monetary digits
CONSTANT long LOCALE_ICURRENCY = 27        '  positive currency mode
CONSTANT long LOCALE_INEGCURR = 28         '  negative currency mode
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SDATE = 29            '  date separator
CONSTANT long LOCALE_STIME = 30            '  time separator
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SSHORTDATE = 31       '  short date format string
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SLONGDATE = 32        '  long date format string
CONSTANT long LOCALE_STIMEFORMAT = 4099    '  time format string
CONSTANT long LOCALE_IDATE = 33            '  short date format, 0 M–D–Y,1 D–M–Yr,2 Y–M–D
CONSTANT long LOCALE_ILDATE = 34           '  long date format, 0 M–D–Y,1 D–M–Y,2 Y–M–D
CONSTANT long LOCALE_ITIME = 35            '  time format, 0 AM/PM 12-hr format, 1 24-hr format
CONSTANT long LOCALE_ICENTURY = 36         '  Use full 4-digit century, 0 Two digit.1 Full century
CONSTANT long LOCALE_ITLZERO = 37          '  leading zeros in time field, 0 No , 1 yes
CONSTANT long LOCALE_IDAYLZERO = 38        '  leading zeros in day field, 0 No , 1 yes
CONSTANT long LOCALE_IMONLZERO = 39        '  leading zeros in month field, 0 No , 1 yes
CONSTANT long LOCALE_S1159 = 40            '  AM designator
CONSTANT long LOCALE_S2359 = 41            '  PM designator
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SDAYNAME1 = 42        '  long name for Monday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SDAYNAME2 = 43        '  long name for Tuesday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SDAYNAME3 = 44        '  long name for Wednesday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SDAYNAME4 = 45        '  long name for Thursday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SDAYNAME5 = 46        '  long name for Friday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SDAYNAME6 = 47        '  long name for Saturday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SDAYNAME7 = 48        '  long name for Sunday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME1 = 49  '  abbreviated name for Monday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME2 = 51  '  abbreviated name for Tuesday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME3 = 52  '  abbreviated name for Wednesday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME4 = 53  '  abbreviated name for Thursday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME5 = 54  '  abbreviated name for Friday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME6 = 55  '  abbreviated name for Saturday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME7 = 56  '  abbreviated name for Sunday
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHNAME1 = 57      '  long name for January
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHNAME2 = 58      '  long name for February
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHNAME3 = 59      '  long name for March
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHNAME4 = 60      '  long name for April
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHNAME5 = 61      '  long name for May
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHNAME6 = 62      '  long name for June
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHNAME7 = 63      '  long name for July
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHNAME8 = 64      '  long name for August
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHNAME9 = 65      '  long name for September
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHNAME10 = 66     '  long name for October
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHNAME11 = 67     '  long name for November
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SMONTHNAME12 = 68     '  long name for December
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME1 = 69 '  abbreviated name for January
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME2 = 70 '  abbreviated name for February
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME3 = 71 '  abbreviated name for March
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME4 = 72 '  abbreviated name for April
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME5 = 73 '  abbreviated name for May
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME6 = 74 '  abbreviated name for June
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME7 = 75 '  abbreviated name for July
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME8 = 76 '  abbreviated name for August
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME9 = 77 '  abbreviated name for September
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME10 = 78 '  abbreviated name for October
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME11 = 79 '  abbreviated name for November
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME12 = 80 '  abbreviated name for December
CONSTANT long LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME13 = 4111 ' Native abbreviated name for 13th month, if it exists.

string ls_buffer
ulong lul_size

string ls_str
ls_str = space(128)
GetLocaleInfoA( GetSystemDefaultLCID(), LOCALE_SNATIVELANGNAME, ls_str,128)
MessageBox("", ls_str)

NOTE: Some values are not available on older Windows versions. You may want to verify on Microsoft MSDN.

You can launch the Windows Regional Settings Applets with the following line:

Run( "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL intl.cpl,,4")

You may want to check this HowTo.