MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
Feature Reference
555-650-110
Issue 1
June 1997
Features
Page 366
Language Choice
Programming Report Language
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6
Through system programming, programming reports can be printed in English,
French or Spanish, regardless of the language selected for the system or for
System Programming and Maintenance (SPM).
SPM Language
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6
Unlike the SMDR and programming report languages, which are selected through
system programming, the SPM language is selected by the SPM user. When the
software is first installed, the user is prompted (in English) for line speed, color or
black-and-white monitor, and other configuration options. These selections are
stored in a system-created configuration file c:\spm\ams.cfg (DOS version) or
/usr/ams/ams.cfg (UNIX System version). The language selection made at this
time determines whether SPM menus, pop-up windows, and other messages are
presented in English, French, or Spanish. A second language selection option on
the SPM screen affects messages from the control unit to SPM and controls the
7-line by 24-character console-simulation window for the duration of the session.
These two language options operate independently of each other. An SPM user,
for example, can select English for one and French for the other.
The following discussion refers to the language specified in the SPM configuration
files as the
PC language
and the language used by the control unit as the
console
window language
.
PC Language
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6
Once a PC language is chose at initial installation, that selection is written into the
configuration file and becomes the default language. Invoking SPM calls that
particular language selection. If a user wishes to specify a different language, he
or she can do so using the -l option as follows:
spm -l english
spm -l french
spm -l spanish
Note that the option is a lowercase letter L, not the number 1. Use of the -l option
changes the language attribute in the SPM configuration file. The language
specified becomes the new PC language, used whenever SPM is started without
the -l option.
Console Window Language
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6
Because the console window language selection is made only after the selection
of the PC language, the language used in the 7-line by 24-character console
simulation window always defaults to the PC language. However, by pressing
and making a selection, the SPM user can select a different language for this
window for the duration of the current session.
