How to get the information on current standard/format and region setting

[xanagan]

My program designed to be use only on Windows with Thai setting. If the user's windows had a american date/time format It will not work as expected Is there anyway to get the information of current standard/format using MFC or win32API function ? I want to do something like this if(CurrentDateTimeFormat() != thai){ MessageBox("Please set region & format to thai before using","noticed",MB_OK); EndDialog(0); } thank in advance

[Mark Salsbery]

Maybe GetThreadLocale() will get the info you need. Also, GetLocaleInfo() can be used to get strings showing the proper format for dates and times for the current locale. Mark

Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

[karle]

You can use GetUserDefaultLCID to detect users default Locale ID. With GetLocaleInfo( lcid, LOCALE_ICALENDARTYPE,... ) you can check if you have a thai calendar for example. This function gives you a detailed information about users formating settings.

[David Crow]

xanagan wrote:

If the user's windows had a american date/time format It will not work as expected

This is a bad design, IMO. The user should be allowed to change their date/time format to their liking, and your program should not care one way or the other.

---

"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow

"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne