sp_addlanguage

Description

Defines the names of the months and days for an alternate language and its date format.

Syntax

sp_addlanguage language, alias, months, shortmons, 
	days, datefmt, datefirst

Parameters

language

is the official language name for the language, entered in 7-bit ASCII characters only.

alias

substitutes for the alternate language’s official name. Enter either “null”, to make the alias the same as the official language name, or a name you prefer. You can use 8-bit ASCII characters in an alias—”français”, for example—if your terminal supports them.

months

is a list of the full names of the 12 months, ordered from January through December, separated only by commas (no spaces allowed). Month names can be up to 20 characters long and can contain 8-bit ASCII characters.

shortmons

is a list of the abbreviated names of the 12 months, ordered from January through December, separated only by commas (no spaces allowed). Month abbreviations can be up to 9 characters long and can contain 8-bit ASCII characters.

days

is a list of the full names of the seven days, ordered from Monday through Sunday, separated only by commas (no spaces allowed). Day names can be up to 30 characters long and can contain 8-bit ASCII characters.

datefmt

is the date order of the date parts month/day/year for entering datetime, smalldatetime, date or time data. Valid arguments are mdy, dmy, ymd, ydm, myd, or dym. “dmy” indicates that dates are in day/month/year order.

datefirst

sets the number of the first weekday for date calculations. For example, Monday is 1, Tuesday is 2, and so on.

Examples

Example 1

This stored procedure adds French to the languages available on the server. “null” makes the alias the same as the official name, “french”. Date order is “dmy” – day/month/year. “1” specifies that lundi, the first item in the days list, is the first weekday. Because the French do not capitalize the names of the days and months except when they appear at the beginning of a sentence, this example shows them being added in lowercase:

sp_addlanguage french, null,
    "janvier,fevrier,mars,avril,mai,juin,juillet,
    aout,septembre,octobre,novembre,decembre", 
    "jan,fev,mars,avr,mai,juin,jui,aout,sept,oct,
    nov,dec",
    "lundi,mardi,mercredi,jeudi,vendredi,samedi,
    dimanche", 
    dmy, 1

Usage


System Table Changes


Dates for Languages added with sp_addlanguage

Permissions

Only a System Administrator can execute sp_addlanguage.

See also

Commands set

System procedures sp_droplanguage, sp_helplanguage, sp_modifylogin, sp_setlangalias

Utilities langinstall