Peter Münster wrote: > % engine=luatex > \startluacode > function Monthshort(m) > -- os.setlocale("fr_FR.utf8") -- just for testing... > tex.print(os.date("%b", os.time({day = 10, month = m, year = 2000}))) > os.setlocale("C") > end > \stopluacode > \starttext > \ctxlua{Monthshort(\the\normalmonth)} > \stoptext
beware with locales ... mkiv assumes no locale (basecilly kills it) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl ----------------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________