Usage for uSetLocale

The language strings in the table below are recognized. Any language not supported by the operating system is not accepted by uSetLocale.

Language Strings

Note:

The three-letter language-string codes are valid only in Windows NT and Windows 95.

Primary Language

Sublanguage

Language String

Chinese

Chinese

"chinese"

Chinese

Chinese (simplified)

"chinese-simplified" or "chs"

Chinese

Chinese (traditional)

"chinese-traditional" or "cht"

Czech

Czech

"csy" or "czech"

Danish

Danish

"dan"or "danish"

Dutch

Dutch (Belgian)

"belgian", "dutch-belgian",or "nlb"

Dutch

Dutch (default)

"dutch" or "nld"

English

English (Australian)

"australian", "ena", or "english-aus"

English

English (Canadian)

"canadian", "enc", or "english-can"

English

English (default)

"english"

English

English (New Zealand)

"english-nz" or "enz"

English

English (UK)

"eng", "english-uk", or "uk"

English

English (USA)

english", "americanenglish", "english-american", "english-us", "english-usa", "enu", "us", or "usa"

Finnish

Finnish

"fin" or "finnish"

French

French (Belgian)

"frb" or "french-belgian"

French

French (Canadian)

"frc" or "frenchcanadian"

French

French (default)

"fra"or "french"

French

French (Swiss)

"french-swiss" or "frs"

German

German (Austrian)

"dea" or "germanaustrian"

German

German (default)

"deu" or "german"

German

German (Swiss)

"des", "german-swiss", or "swiss"

Greek

Greek

"ell" or "greek"

Hungarian

Hungarian

"hun" or "hungarian"

Icelandic

Icelandic

"icelandic" or "isl"

Italian

Italian (default)

"ita" or "italian"

Italian

Italian (Swiss)

"italian-swiss" or "its"

Japanese

Japanese

"japanese" or "jpn"

Korean

Korean

"kor" or "korean"

Norwegian

Norwegian (Bokmal)

"nor" or "norwegianbokmal"

Norwegian

Norwegian (default)

"norwegian"

Norwegian

Norwegian (Nynorsk)

"non" or "norwegiannynorsk"

Polish

Polish

"plk" or "polish"

Portuguese

Portuguese (Brazil)

"portuguese-brazilian" or "ptb"

Portuguese

Portuguese (default)

"portuguese" or "ptg"

Russian

Russian (default)

"rus" or "russian"

Slovak

Slovak

"sky" or "slovak"

Spanish

Spanish (default)

"esp" or "spanish"

Spanish

Spanish (Mexican)

"esm" or "spanish-mexican"

Spanish

Spanish (Modern)

"esn" or "spanish-modern"

Swedish

Swedish

"sve" or "swedish"

Turkish

Turkish

"trk" or "turkish"

Country or Region Strings

The following is a list of country/regions strings recognized by uSetLocale. Strings for countries/regions that are not supported by the operating system are not accepted by uSetLocale. Three-letter country or region codes are from ISO or IEC (International Organization for Standardization, International Electrotechnical Commission) specification 3166.

Country or Region

Country or Region String

Australia

"aus" or "australia"

Austria

"austria" or "aut"

Belgium

"bel" or "belgium"

Brazil

"bra" or "brazil"

Canada

"can" or "canada"

Czech Republic

"cze" or "czech"

Denmark

"denmark" or "dnk"

Finland

"fin" or "finland"

France

"fra" or "france"

Germany

"deu" or "germany"

Greece

"grc" or "greece"

Hong Kong SAR

"hkg", "hong kong", or "hong-kong"

Hungary

"hun" or "hungary"

Iceland

"iceland" or "isl"

Ireland

"ireland" or "irl"

Italy

"ita" or "italy"

Japan

"japan" or "jpn"

Korea

"kor", "korea"

Mexico

"mex" or "mexico"

Netherlands

"nld", "holland", or "netherlands"

New Zealand

"new zealand", "new-zealand", "nz", or "nzl"

Norway

"nor" or "norway"

People's Republic of China

"china", "chn", "pr china", or "pr-china"

Poland

"pol" or "poland"

Portugal

"prt" or "portugal"

Russia

"rus" or "russia"

Singapore

"sgp" or "singapore"

Slovak Repubic

"svk" or "slovak"

Spain

"esp" or "spain"

Sweden

"swe" or "sweden"

Switzerland

"che" or "switzerland"

Taiwan

"taiwan" or "twn"

Turkey

"tur" or "turkey"

United Kingdom

"britain", "england", "gbr", "great britain", "uk", "united kingdom", or "united-kingdom"

United States of America

"america", "united states", "unitedstates", "us", or "usa"