Function: Set Locale

Introduced in ver 1.7.0.18

The set locale function is used to determine the sort order for strings that contain multi-byte UTF8 characters. Below is a table of the most used locale codes.

The ACF-Plugin handles UTF-8 text which is the standard FileMaker uses, without specifying the locale. However, in the case of sorting and comparing strings to determine order, the locale setting is important where multi-byte UTF8 characters are involved. If only ASCII strings (A-Z, 0-9 codes 0-127) are used, the locale setting is not important. The defaut locale is en_US.UTF8

Prototype:

set_locale (string language code); 

Parameters:

Often used language codes

When specifying language codes in the set_locale function with a UTF-8 suffix, it's important to use the correct syntax, which typically follows the pattern <language>_<COUNTRY>.UTF-8. This pattern specifies the language, country, and character encoding (UTF-8 in this case). It's important to use this format to ensure proper handling of character encoding, especially for non-ASCII characters.

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Return value: No return value

Example:

// For Norwegian settings
set_locale ( "nb_NO.UTF8");