Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: setlocale() on Windows doesn't work correctly if the locale name

(2011/04/20 15:30), Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> On 20.04.2011 06:48, Hiroshi Inoue wrote:
>> I can find no concrete reference to problems about locale
>>    names containing dots. Is the following an example?
> 
> Yes.
> 
>> In my environment (Windows Vista using VC8)
>>
>>     setlocale(LC_XXXX, "Chinese (Traditional)_MCO.950");
>> works and
>>     setlocale(LC_XXXX, NULL);
>> returns
>>     Chinese (Traditional)_Macao S.A.R..950
> 
> Interesting. According to Microsoft's documentation, the codes are
> three-letter country codes specified by ISO-3166
> (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cdax410z%28v=VS.100%29.aspx).
> However, according to Wikipedia, MCO stands for Monaco, not Macau
> (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3).

Hmm Windows locale system seems to have an inconsistency and the same
country code (MCO) corresponds to different countries.
ZHM_MCO corresponds to Chinese (Traditional)_Macao S.A.R..950 whereas
FRM_MCO corresponds to French_Principality of Monaco.

regards,
Hiroshi Inoue