MESSAGE_LANGUAGE - USAP configuration option

Description

The MESSAGE_LANGUAGE option specifies the language in which messages are written.

Usage

Method

Syntax

IBM i

HP NonStop

UNIX

Windows

z/OS

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.