Definition of the Default Language (Singleuser Mode)
Linux
Windows
- Close the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS application.
- Sign on as "root" <su root>. You
are signed on as root if the
first character of a line is a #.
- Enter the directory, e.g. cd /home/oscar/oscar.d/bin
- Change the access rights chmod 777 oscar.def
- Open the file by use of an editor, e.g. with vi oscar.def
- Search for OSCARLANG=
- Now you have the following text passage:
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The
entry "MICROS Retail OSCAR POSLANG=2 # English is default language" shows you that
"English" is embedded as a default language.
- Overwrite the number with the one of the desired
language (as it is stored in the system). A list of the numbers and
languages can be found in the chapter Languages.
(If you opened the file to be edited via vi, characters can be deleted via
the command <ESC>
x and inserted via <ESC> i.). Change the commentary #
<Language> is
default language
- Save your entries and leave the editor (with vi:
<ESC> : wq).
- The change of the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS default language is
complete.
- Note:
Via the Language Selection Panel in the Program Dispatch,
you can change the language (form texts; menus, help texts) any time you
like. The setting will last until you select another language or end the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS
application and rerun it.
Windows (MICROS Retail OSCAR POS Version 4.5)
- Close the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS application.
- Open the Windows Explorer.
- Enter the directory (e.g..usr/oscar/osc<Date>/bin)
- Open the file oscar.ini
by a mouse click.
- Search for the entry OSCARLANG=<Number of Language>
- Overwrite the number with the one of the desired
language (as it is stored in the system).
- If the text entry OSCARLANG=<Number of Language> is missing, make the
entry manually.
- Save your entries.
- The change of the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS default language is
complete.
- Note:
Via the Language Selection Panel in the Program Dispatch,
you can change the language (form texts; menus, help texts) any time you
like. The setting will last until you select another language or end the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS
application and rerun it.
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