Default Language

Hi,
When running reports on a SQL 2000 Server database they are printing with $
signs instead of signs. printing from other apps like notepad on the
server or client ptints fine (i.e. with signs).
If I run SELECT @.@.LANGUAGE on the sql server it shows as us_english. The
same if I look at the general tab of the server in enterprise manager.
Could someone tell me how to change the default language to uk?
SQL Server 2000
on Windows 2000 Server
Thanks,
Steve
Steve,
you can use :
sp_configure 'default language', 23
reconfigure with override
This resets the default language. The default only seems to apply to new
logins however and will affect the way strings are interpreted as dates but
it doesn't reset the value returned by @.@.language. I have heard that to
change the @.@.language value you have to reinstall, as it is picked up from
the locale at the time of installation, but have never confirmed this.
Anyway, I suspect that the $ sign is being added due to the settings of your
reporting application rather than anything to do with SQL Server. As far as
I recall, if you're using reporting services, the page setting overrides the
system locale settings, which would explain it.
HTH,
Paul Ibison
|||Thanks Paul,
Thats most helpful. We were suspecting the application too but wanted to
cover all our bases before going to the third party.
Thanks,
Steve
"Paul Ibison" <Paul.Ibison@.Pygmalion.Com> wrote in message
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> Steve,
> you can use :
> sp_configure 'default language', 23
> reconfigure with override
> This resets the default language. The default only seems to apply to new
> logins however and will affect the way strings are interpreted as dates
but
> it doesn't reset the value returned by @.@.language. I have heard that to
> change the @.@.language value you have to reinstall, as it is picked up from
> the locale at the time of installation, but have never confirmed this.
> Anyway, I suspect that the $ sign is being added due to the settings of
your
> reporting application rather than anything to do with SQL Server. As far
as
> I recall, if you're using reporting services, the page setting overrides
the
> system locale settings, which would explain it.
> HTH,
> Paul Ibison
>