NLS can affect QUERY in upshifting data, range selection,
data format, real number conversions, and sorted lists and numeric
data editing in REPORT.
Upshifting Data (Type U Items)
QUERY upshifts commands and the data of type U items. QUERY
commands are upshifted according to NATIVE-3000. Data is upshifted
according to the user's language for UPDATE ADD, UPDATE REPLACE,
FIND, LIST, MULTIFIND, and SUBSET.
Range Selection
QUERY compares character data according to the user's language
when using FIND, LIST, MULTIFIND, or SUBSET. The MATCHING feature
(in FIND and MULTIFIND commands) is only valid when LANGUAGE=0 (NATIVE-3000).
QUERY will display an error message if MATCHING is used in an interactive
mode, and will abort the session in a batch mode.
Date Format
DATE is a reserved word in the REPORT command which provides
the system date. It is formatted according to the user's language.
Real Number Conversions
In the commands REPORT and LIST the output is formatted according
to the user's language. For example, 123.45 in NATIVE-3000 becomes
123,45 in FRENCH.
Sorted Lists in REPORT
QUERY sorts type U or X items in a REPORT according to the
collating sequence of the user's language.
Numeric Data Editing in REPORT
QUERY converts the data edited using the NATIVE-3000 edit
mask (using the period as a decimal point and a comma as a thousands
separator) to the corresponding characters in the user's language.
The commands in Table D-1 "Commands for
Language-Dependent Information" are used to obtain language-dependent
information.
Table D-1 Commands for Language-Dependent Information
COMMAND
LANGUAGE-DEPENDENT INFORMATION
HELP LANGUAGE=
Explains the LANGUAGE= command
function, format and parameters.