NLS

The NLS command sets or reports national language support settings.

Format

NLS	Report all settings

NLS { DEFAULT }

Set defaults

NLS { key }

Report setting for given parameter

NLS { key value }

Set value for given parameter

where

key	identifies the parameter to be set or reported.

value

is the new value for the parameter.

The NLS command sets or reports national language parameter values. The available parameters and their default values are:

Parameter	Default	Notes
CURRENCY	$	Maximum 8 characters
THOUSANDS	,	Thousands separator character
DECIMAL	.	Decimal separator character
IMPLICIT.DECIMAL	.	Decimal separator character for implicit data conversions. See SETNLS for details.

Setting two or more of the national language support parameters to the same character will have undefined effects.

Setting the DECIMAL character also sets the IMPLICIT.DECIMAL character to the same value. When using both, the DECIMAL character must be set first.