I need to customize some messages dependent on an environment variable which tells me the user's current language setting. The message contains references to %username%, so I just needed to check whether it was set in English or not.
Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Salmon <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:15:44 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]>Subject: Re: Languages and variables The same. System-derived variable names are always in the Lingua Franca [1,2,3] of the development source - in this case mostly English. You could define country-specific variable names, ie map %NomDUtilisateur% to %username%, but why? Pat. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_franca [2] literal translation: Language of the Franks, aka the French. [3] Needless to say, this annoys the French no end.... I crack me up! On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 8:25 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > If I have a user with the French version of Windows, would %username% > still be called %username% on his system or would it be translated? I'm > assuming it would stay the same - but I just need to make sure :-) > > Google-fu seems inadequate on this, although it might just be my search > terms :-) > > Cheers, > > > > -- > *James Rankin* > Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) > http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
