Description
The MESSAGE_LANGUAGE option specifies the language in which messages are written.
Usage
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Command Line, Short Form |
-L language |
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Command Line, Long Form |
-lang language |
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Environment Variable |
USAPLANG=language |
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Configuration File Keyword |
language language |
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Value
language is the language in which messages are written.
The first three characters of the language are used as a three-character suffix to form the name of a Universal Message Catalog (UMC) file. UMC files are in the nls product directory.
Default is ENGLISH.
Command Usage
The MESSAGE_LANGUAGE option is a MESSAGE option.
MESSAGE options are associated with program execution, not commands. They specify different characteristics of usap messages.