First of all , be aware of that : ================================= There can be more than one set of cultural convention in use in one country ! I don't know if Tibetans and Chinese use the same set of conventions ... even if they live in the same country. Proposed solutions : ==================== The easy way is to use your system's locale. In the C language, you could use the Windows NLS API or the C locale API to obtain these informations. You can also check POSIX locale definition file in the LC_TIME category. There is a repository of such files at: ftp://dkuug.dk/i18n/WG15-collection/locales/ You can also make a poll on the internet news ;-) For Unix folks , I included the results of the second program (using windows NLS API) in the mail... Hope it helps ! ______________________________________________________ Christophe Pierret Software Development Engineer Windows Product Group Professional E-mail: cpierret@businessobjects.com Business Objects S.A. 1, square Chaptal, 92309 Levallois-Perret, FRANCE http://www.businessobjects.com ______ /_/_/_/| /_/_/_/ | /_/_/_/ | |_|_|_|Cube Team |_|_|_| / |_|_|_|/ Quick and untested example using the C locale (Unix like): ========================================================== #include <time.h> #include <locale.h> #define MAX_RESULT 512 void PrintDefaultDateFormat(char * localeName) { char result[MAX_RESULT]; struct tm* pMyTM; time_t ltime; time(<ime); pMyTM = gmtime(ltime); setlocale(LC_TIME,localeName); strftime(result,MAX_RESULT,"%x",pMyTM); /* %x is default locale date format */ printf("Current date in locale %s is %s\n",localeName,result); }; Tested example using the Windows NLS API: ======================================= Using the Windows NLS API would give something like the following C program : #include <time.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <locale.h> #include <windows.h> #include <winnls.h> #include <winnt.h> typedef struct _myLocale_t { LCID locale; char * name; } myLocale_t; myLocale_t winLocales[]= { { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_AFRIKAANS,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_AFRIKAANS" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ALBANIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_ALBANIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_BASQUE,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_BASQUE" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_BELARUSIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_BELARUSIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_BULGARIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_BULGARIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_CATALAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_CATALAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_CROATIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_CROATIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_CZECH,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_CZECH" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_DANISH,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_DANISH" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ESTONIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_ESTONIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_FAEROESE,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_FAEROESE" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_FARSI,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_FARSI" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_FINNISH,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_FINNISH" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_GREEK,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_GREEK" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_HEBREW,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_HEBREW" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_HUNGARIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_HUNGARIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ICELANDIC,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_ICELANDIC" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_INDONESIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_INDONESIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_JAPANESE,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_JAPANESE" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_LATVIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_LATVIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_LITHUANIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_LITHUANIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_NORWEGIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_NORWEGIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_POLISH,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_POLISH" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ROMANIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_ROMANIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_RUSSIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_RUSSIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SLOVAK,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_SLOVAK" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SLOVENIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_SLOVENIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_THAI,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_THAI" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_TURKISH,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_TURKISH" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_UKRAINIAN,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_UKRAINIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_VIETNAMESE,SUBLANG_NEUTRAL),SORT_DEFAULT) , "LANG_VIETNAMESE" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_SAUDI_ARABIA),SORT_DEFAUL T) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_SAUDI_ARABIA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_IRAQ),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_IRAQ" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_EGYPT),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_EGYPT" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_LIBYA),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_LIBYA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_ALGERIA),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_ALGERIA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_MOROCCO),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_MOROCCO" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_TUNISIA),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_TUNISIA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_OMAN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_OMAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_YEMEN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_YEMEN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_SYRIA),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_SYRIA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_JORDAN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_JORDAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_LEBANON),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_LEBANON" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_KUWAIT),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_KUWAIT" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_UAE),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_UAE" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_BAHRAIN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_BAHRAIN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ARABIC,SUBLANG_ARABIC_QATAR),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ARABIC_QATAR" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_CHINESE,SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL),SORT_DEFAU LT) , "SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_CHINESE,SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED),SORT_DEFAUL T) , "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_CHINESE,SUBLANG_CHINESE_HONGKONG),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_CHINESE_HONGKONG" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_CHINESE,SUBLANG_CHINESE_SINGAPORE),SORT_DEFAULT ) , "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SINGAPORE" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_DUTCH,SUBLANG_DUTCH),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_DUTCH" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_DUTCH,SUBLANG_DUTCH_BELGIAN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_DUTCH_BELGIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ENGLISH,SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ENGLISH,SUBLANG_ENGLISH_UK),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ENGLISH_UK" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ENGLISH,SUBLANG_ENGLISH_AUS),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ENGLISH_AUS" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ENGLISH,SUBLANG_ENGLISH_CAN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ENGLISH_CAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ENGLISH,SUBLANG_ENGLISH_NZ),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ENGLISH_NZ" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ENGLISH,SUBLANG_ENGLISH_EIRE),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ENGLISH_EIRE" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ENGLISH,SUBLANG_ENGLISH_SOUTH_AFRICA),SORT_DEFA ULT) , "SUBLANG_ENGLISH_SOUTH_AFRICA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ENGLISH,SUBLANG_ENGLISH_JAMAICA),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ENGLISH_JAMAICA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ENGLISH,SUBLANG_ENGLISH_CARIBBEAN),SORT_DEFAULT ) , "SUBLANG_ENGLISH_CARIBBEAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ENGLISH,SUBLANG_ENGLISH_BELIZE),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ENGLISH_BELIZE" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ENGLISH,SUBLANG_ENGLISH_TRINIDAD),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ENGLISH_TRINIDAD" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_FRENCH,SUBLANG_FRENCH),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_FRENCH" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_FRENCH,SUBLANG_FRENCH_BELGIAN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_FRENCH_BELGIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_FRENCH,SUBLANG_FRENCH_CANADIAN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_FRENCH_CANADIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_FRENCH,SUBLANG_FRENCH_SWISS),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_FRENCH_SWISS" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_FRENCH,SUBLANG_FRENCH_LUXEMBOURG),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_FRENCH_LUXEMBOURG" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_GERMAN,SUBLANG_GERMAN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_GERMAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_GERMAN,SUBLANG_GERMAN_SWISS),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_GERMAN_SWISS" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_GERMAN,SUBLANG_GERMAN_AUSTRIAN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_GERMAN_AUSTRIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_GERMAN,SUBLANG_GERMAN_LUXEMBOURG),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_GERMAN_LUXEMBOURG" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_GERMAN,SUBLANG_GERMAN_LIECHTENSTEIN),SORT_DEFAU LT) , "SUBLANG_GERMAN_LIECHTENSTEIN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ITALIAN,SUBLANG_ITALIAN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ITALIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_ITALIAN,SUBLANG_ITALIAN_SWISS),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_ITALIAN_SWISS" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_KOREAN,SUBLANG_KOREAN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_KOREAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_KOREAN,SUBLANG_KOREAN_JOHAB),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_KOREAN_JOHAB" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_NORWEGIAN,SUBLANG_NORWEGIAN_BOKMAL),SORT_DEFAUL T) , "SUBLANG_NORWEGIAN_BOKMAL" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_NORWEGIAN,SUBLANG_NORWEGIAN_NYNORSK),SORT_DEFAU LT) , "SUBLANG_NORWEGIAN_NYNORSK" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_PORTUGUESE,SUBLANG_PORTUGUESE),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_PORTUGUESE" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_PORTUGUESE,SUBLANG_PORTUGUESE_BRAZILIAN),SORT_D EFAULT) , "SUBLANG_PORTUGUESE_BRAZILIAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SERBIAN,SUBLANG_SERBIAN_LATIN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SERBIAN_LATIN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SERBIAN,SUBLANG_SERBIAN_CYRILLIC),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SERBIAN_CYRILLIC" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_MEXICAN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_MEXICAN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_MODERN),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_MODERN" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_GUATEMALA),SORT_DEFAULT ) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_GUATEMALA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_COSTA_RICA),SORT_DEFAUL T) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_COSTA_RICA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_PANAMA),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_PANAMA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_DOMINICAN_REPUBLIC),SOR T_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_DOMINICAN_REPUBLIC" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_VENEZUELA),SORT_DEFAULT ) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_VENEZUELA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_COLOMBIA),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_COLOMBIA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_PERU),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_PERU" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_ARGENTINA),SORT_DEFAULT ) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_ARGENTINA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_ECUADOR),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_ECUADOR" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_CHILE),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_CHILE" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_URUGUAY),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_URUGUAY" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_PARAGUAY),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_PARAGUAY" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_BOLIVIA),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_BOLIVIA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_EL_SALVADOR),SORT_DEFAU LT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_EL_SALVADOR" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_HONDURAS),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_HONDURAS" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_NICARAGUA),SORT_DEFAULT ) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_NICARAGUA" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SPANISH,SUBLANG_SPANISH_PUERTO_RICO),SORT_DEFAU LT) , "SUBLANG_SPANISH_PUERTO_RICO" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SWEDISH,SUBLANG_SWEDISH),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SWEDISH" }, { MAKELCID(MAKELANGID(LANG_SWEDISH,SUBLANG_SWEDISH_FINLAND),SORT_DEFAULT) , "SUBLANG_SWEDISH_FINLAND" }, { 0 , 0 } }; void HandleError(char* name) { DWORD err=GetLastError(); switch(err) { case ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER: fprintf(stderr,"Insufficient buffer\n"); exit(err); break; case ERROR_INVALID_FLAGS: fprintf(stderr,"Invalid flags\n"); exit(err); break; case ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER: fprintf(stderr,"Invalid parameter for locale %s\n",name); break; default: fprintf(stderr,"Unknown error\n"); exit(err); break; } fflush(stderr); }; int main(int argc,char* argv[]) { LCID localeId; int nBytes; char * pData; int i; char * str[3]; int iStr = 0; int iBytes; for ( i = 0; winLocales[i].name!=0 ; ++i) { int dayFound = 0; int monthFound = 0; int yearFound = 0; localeId = winLocales[i].locale; nBytes = GetLocaleInfo( localeId, // locale identifier LOCALE_SSHORTDATE, // type of information NULL, // address of buffer for information 0 // size of buffer ); if (nBytes==0) { HandleError(winLocales[i].name); continue; }; pData = (char*)malloc(nBytes); if ( GetLocaleInfo( localeId, // locale identifier LOCALE_SSHORTDATE, // type of information pData, // address of buffer for information nBytes // size of buffer ) ==0) { HandleError(winLocales[i].name); free(pData); continue; } str[0]=str[1]=str[2]=""; for (iBytes=0, iStr=0 ; iBytes != nBytes ; ++iBytes) { switch (pData[iBytes]) { case 'd': case 'D': if (!dayFound) { dayFound = !dayFound; str[iStr++] = "Day"; } break; case 'm': case 'M': if (!monthFound) { monthFound = !monthFound; str[iStr++] = "Month"; } break; case 'y': case 'Y': if (!yearFound) { yearFound = !yearFound; str[iStr++] = "Year"; } break; } } printf("In locale %s , format is %s/%s/%s\n",winLocales[i].name,str[0],str[1],str[2]); free(pData); }; return 0; } Here are the result on windows NT 4.0 ( my machine !): In locale LANG_AFRIKAANS , format is Year/Month/Day In locale LANG_ALBANIAN , format is Year/Month/Day In locale LANG_BASQUE , format is Year/Month/Day In locale LANG_BELARUSIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_BULGARIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_CATALAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_CROATIAN , format is Year/Month/Day In locale LANG_CZECH , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_DANISH , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_ESTONIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_FAEROESE , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_FARSI , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_FINNISH , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_GREEK , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_HEBREW , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_HUNGARIAN , format is Year/Month/Day In locale LANG_ICELANDIC , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_INDONESIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_JAPANESE , format is Year/Month/Day In locale LANG_LATVIAN , format is Year/Month/Day In locale LANG_LITHUANIAN , format is Year/Month/Day In locale LANG_NORWEGIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_POLISH , format is Year/Month/Day In locale LANG_ROMANIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_RUSSIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_SLOVAK , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_SLOVENIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_TURKISH , format is Day/Month/Year In locale LANG_UKRAINIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_SAUDI_ARABIA , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_IRAQ , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_EGYPT , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_LIBYA , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_ALGERIA , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_MOROCCO , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_TUNISIA , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_OMAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_YEMEN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_SYRIA , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_JORDAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_LEBANON , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_KUWAIT , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_UAE , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_BAHRAIN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ARABIC_QATAR , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL , format is Year/Month/Day In locale SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED , format is Year/Month/Day In locale SUBLANG_CHINESE_HONGKONG , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_CHINESE_SINGAPORE , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_DUTCH , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_DUTCH_BELGIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US , format is Month/Day/Year In locale SUBLANG_ENGLISH_UK , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ENGLISH_AUS , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ENGLISH_CAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ENGLISH_NZ , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ENGLISH_EIRE , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ENGLISH_SOUTH_AFRICA , format is Year/Month/Day In locale SUBLANG_ENGLISH_JAMAICA , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ENGLISH_CARIBBEAN , format is Month/Day/Year In locale SUBLANG_ENGLISH_BELIZE , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ENGLISH_TRINIDAD , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_FRENCH , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_FRENCH_BELGIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_FRENCH_CANADIAN , format is Year/Month/Day In locale SUBLANG_FRENCH_SWISS , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_FRENCH_LUXEMBOURG , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_GERMAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_GERMAN_SWISS , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_GERMAN_AUSTRIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_GERMAN_LUXEMBOURG , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_GERMAN_LIECHTENSTEIN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ITALIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_ITALIAN_SWISS , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_KOREAN , format is Year/Month/Day In locale SUBLANG_NORWEGIAN_BOKMAL , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_NORWEGIAN_NYNORSK , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_PORTUGUESE , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_PORTUGUESE_BRAZILIAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SERBIAN_LATIN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SERBIAN_CYRILLIC , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_MEXICAN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_MODERN , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_GUATEMALA , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_COSTA_RICA , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_PANAMA , format is Month/Day/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_DOMINICAN_REPUBLIC , format is Month/Day/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_VENEZUELA , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_COLOMBIA , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_PERU , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_ARGENTINA , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_ECUADOR , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_CHILE , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_URUGUAY , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_PARAGUAY , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_BOLIVIA , format is Day/Month/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_EL_SALVADOR , format is Month/Day/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_HONDURAS , format is Month/Day/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_NICARAGUA , format is Month/Day/Year In locale SUBLANG_SPANISH_PUERTO , format is Month/Day/Year In locale SUBLANG_SWEDISH , format is Year/Month/Day In locale SUBLANG_SWEDISH_FINLAND , format is Day/Month/Year Et voilà !

-----Original Message----- From: Dave & Betty Fabian [SMTP:dfabian@sprynet.com] Sent: Saturday, July 18, 1998 3:58 AM To: Olson, Arthur David (NCI) Subject: Order of listing month, day, and year in local date formats.

Dear Mr. Olson,

Do you know where I can get a list of the local year-month-day orders used in each country? For example, the U.S. uses month-day-year order.

Thank you, Dave Fabian