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Contents of each directory
Contents of each directory
The prolang directory contains a subdirectory for each national language that you
have chosen to install. Each language subdirectory can contain several files. Table 125
highlights and briefly describes the more important file types contained in a language
subdirectory.
Table 125: National language file descriptions
Filename Description
empty.db An empty, language-specific OpenEdge directory containing
databases of various block sizes. The database is initialized
with an appropriate code page and collation for your language.
promsgs.lang 1
A translated OpenEdge-related run-time messages file.
lang.pf1 A file containing the parameters used to start up OpenEdge
with the appropriate settings for your region.
For example, engus.pf contains parameters associated with
English-American (AME). Also, the startup.pf file, which
contains conventions used when your OpenEdge installation is
started up, is located in this language subdirectory.
lang.df1 A data definition file that can be loaded into an empty
OpenEdge database to create a language-specific database.
A database created by loading this file is identical to the empty
database provided in this directory. You can use this file to
create sort ordering variations in the database.
For example, ame88591.df identifies an English-American
(AME) data definition file.
In the Asian directories, the file is named _tran.df.
progress.ini A file containing the parameters used to start up OpenEdge
with the appropriate regional settings. For example, the
Japanese progress.ini contains Japanese font
specifications.
The progress.ini file is only installed in the language
subdirectory that is identified as the default, or primary,
language during the installation process. For information about
establishing a language choice, see the “Language Choice”
help topic in the Windows or UNIX online help.
1. The variable lang stands for the language-specific reference.
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