Setting the Language Definition
You can choose a language definition from a list of pre-defined languages or
you can define a new language. The pre-defined languages are listed in the Existing
Definitions dialog box that appears when you click Show
Existing Definitions. Oracle Locale Builder allows you to view all the characteristics
of any pre-defined language.
You can define a new language by modifying an existing language or by entering
all the data for a new language. See Defining
a New Language.
Choosing the Language Name from the Existing Definitions dialog box automatically
completes the other fields in the General language definition dialog box:
- Language ID: A numerical code that represents the language.
It appears in parentheses after the Language Name in the Existing Definitions
dialog box.
- Language Abbreviation: A one-, two-, or three-letter code
that represents the language
- Default Territory: The chosen territory specifies the
formats for dates, monetary expressions, and numeric expression in the client
application. Each language is associated with a default territory that can
be changed.
- Default ASCII Character Set: The chosen character set
specifies an encoding scheme used by the client application for the characters
in the language . Each language is associated with a default character set
that can be changed.
- Default EBCDIC Character Set: The chosen character set
specifies an encoding scheme used by the client application on the IBM platform
for the characters in the language. Each language is associated with a default
character set that can be changed.
- Default Linguistic Definition: Corresponds to the Linguistic
Sort column in the Existing Definitions dialog box. A linguistic sort incorporates
rules for ordering character sequences. Each language is associated with a
default linguistic sort that can be changed.
Each pre-defined language is associated with a default territory, a default
character set, and a default linguistic sort. The default definitions will be
used unless you change them by setting
the territory definition, setting
the character set definition, or setting
the linguistic sort.
Defining a New Language
Each language has several characteristics:
You can create a new language by modifying an existing language definition
or by defining each language characteristic. See Defining
a New Language.