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National Language Support Environment Variables

You can use the following parameters as environment variables to specify the language settings used by Oracle Forms:

Parameter

Specifies

NLS_CALENDAR

the calendar system used.

NLS_CREDIT

the string used to indicate a positive monetary value.

NLS_CURRENCY

the local currency symbol.

NLS_DATE_FORMAT

the default format used for dates.

NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE

the default language used for dates.

NLS_DEBIT

the string used to indicate a negative monetary value.

NLS_ISO_CURRENCY

the ISO currency symbol.

NLS_LANG

 the language settings used by Oracle Forms.

DEVELOPER_NLS_LANG

 the language for Oracle Forms.

USER_NLS_LANG

 the language for the Oracle Forms Runtime component.

NLS_LIST_SEPARATOR

the character used to separate items in a list.

NLS_MONETARY_CHARACTERS

the decimal character and thousands separator for monetary values.

NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS

the decimal character and grouping separator for numeric values.

NLS_SORT

the type of sort used for character data.


Developer_NLS_Lang and User_NLS_Lang Environment Variables

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