PLB_LOCALE Keyword

PLBWIN or PLBCE

PLB_LOCALE={ ON | OFF }

This keyword causes the runtime to retrieve the current Windows settings for the following:

Number format

Decimal separator symbol
Digit grouping separator symbol

Currency format

Currency symbol
Monetary decimal separator symbol
Monetary digit grouping separator symbol

If PLB_LOCALE is set to ON, the operation for EDITTEXT object changes for the numeric form such that 0-9 digits plus the Locale Numeric Decimal point is allowed for data entry.

If PLB_LOCALE is set to ON, the operation of SETITEM and GETITEM for numeric EDITTEXT object changes as follows:

For a SETITEM statement, any decimal point characters are changed to the Locale Number Decimal symbol before the data string is sent to the numeric EDITTEXT object.
For a GETITEM statement, any Locale Number Decimal symbol found in the data returned from a numeric EDITTEXT object is changed to decimal point characters.

If PLB_LOCALE is set to OFF, the runtime checks for the existence of the following keywords that may allow a user define the following:

Keyword	Defines the ...
PLB_DECIMAL={value}	number decimal symbol.
PLB_THOUSAND={value}	number 1000 grouping separator.
PLB_MONDECIMAL={value}	monetary decimal symbol.
PLB_MONTHOUSAND={value}	monetary 1000 grouping separator.
PLB_CURRENCY={value}	currency symbol.

If PLB_LOCALE is set to OFF and none of the number/currency keywords are found, the runtime defaults to the following:

Symbol	Default Value
Numeric decimal	Period
Numeric 1000 grouping	Comma
Monetary decimal	Period
Monetary 1000 grouping	Comma
Currency	Dollar Sign ($)

If PLB_LOCALE is set to OFF, NO character translation takes place for GETITEM and SETITEM statements.