how to know the windows language?!!

doodlemunch · Post by **doodlemunch** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:35 pm

hi i need a bulletproof method for knowing the language of the installed windows OS i already know the version thanks to pb functions but how to know the language? bullet prooof method anyone knows ?

doodlemunch · Post by **doodlemunch** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:43 pm

i foundt a source

; English forum: http://purebasic.myforums.net/viewtopic ... ight=greek
; Author: GPI
; Date: 03. March 2003

buuut my xp is english and my keyboard language is other howevr the source told me the KEYBOARD laongauge and not the OS !!!!!!!!!

see this is nott bullet proof

Droopy · Post by **Droopy** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:18 pm

with vbs ?

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Set dtmConvertedDate = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime")

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colOperatingSystems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")

For Each objOperatingSystem in colOperatingSystems
    Wscript.Echo "Boot Device: " & objOperatingSystem.BootDevice
    Wscript.Echo "Build Number: " & objOperatingSystem.BuildNumber
    Wscript.Echo "Build Type: " & objOperatingSystem.BuildType
    Wscript.Echo "Caption: " & objOperatingSystem.Caption
    Wscript.Echo "Code Set: " & objOperatingSystem.CodeSet
    Wscript.Echo "Country Code: " & objOperatingSystem.CountryCode
    Wscript.Echo "Debug: " & objOperatingSystem.Debug
    Wscript.Echo "Encryption Level: " & objOperatingSystem.EncryptionLevel
    dtmConvertedDate.Value = objOperatingSystem.InstallDate
    dtmInstallDate = dtmConvertedDate.GetVarDate
    Wscript.Echo "Install Date: " & dtmInstallDate 
    Wscript.Echo "Licensed Users: " & _
        objOperatingSystem.NumberOfLicensedUsers
    Wscript.Echo "Organization: " & objOperatingSystem.Organization
    Wscript.Echo "OS Language: " & objOperatingSystem.OSLanguage
    Wscript.Echo "OS Product Suite: " & objOperatingSystem.OSProductSuite
    Wscript.Echo "OS Type: " & objOperatingSystem.OSType
    Wscript.Echo "Primary: " & objOperatingSystem.Primary
    Wscript.Echo "Registered User: " & objOperatingSystem.RegisteredUser
    Wscript.Echo "Serial Number: " & objOperatingSystem.SerialNumber
    Wscript.Echo "Version: " & objOperatingSystem.Version
Next

Droopy · Post by **Droopy** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:26 pm

Or with DroopyLib and the WMI Function (Author : DataMiner )

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MessageRequester("WMI",WMI("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem,OSLanguage"))

You have all code of OSLanguage here : http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/defau ... system.asp

doodlemunch · Post by **doodlemunch** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:51 pm

thanks! ill check it outt

does anione know how to use the PureZIP_W library??

ZLIBzipOpenNewFileInZip3(zipFile.l, *FileName, *zip_fileinfo, *extrafield_local, size_extrafield_local.l, *extrafield_global, size_extrafield_global.l, *comment, method.l, level.l, raw.l, windowBits.l, memLevel.l, strategy.l, *password, crcForCrypting.l)

i tried using ZLIBzipOpenNewFileInZip buuuut the zip is only saved with the file names pathts and all but no file data i mean they are 0 bytes files what is the probelm ???

roachofdeath · Post by **roachofdeath** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:01 am

You could use the GetLocaleInfo API Call, and retrieve the language rather easily. (You DO mean speaking language, right?)

doodlemunch · Post by **doodlemunch** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 4:17 am

i DO mean the windows language and NOT the speaking or keyboardd language

josku_x · Post by **josku_x** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 10:19 am

He means, for example if a user has Windows XP Swedish, the program would output "swedish", right???

Well, I'm using finnish here, damn Finland :roll:

doodlemunch · Post by **doodlemunch** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 7:47 pm

yepperz i just want to know that and not the lanjuage of the keybord because that wount help me at all you know the XP lanjuage i mean

josku_x · Post by **josku_x** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:20 pm

OK, I can find out something for you I try to search for a API command..

Dr. Dri · Post by **Dr. Dri** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:53 pm

viewtopic.php?t=17244

Dri

josku_x · Post by **josku_x** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:07 pm

Sure you can use that, but you could also use this: (not tested, also no guarantee it works on PB as I'm at friend and he doesn't have PB

)

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UserLanguage=GetUserDefaultUILanguage_()
SystemLanguage=GetSystemDefaultUILanguage_()
MessageRequester("Info", "Your User Language is: "+UserLanguage, #MB_ICONINFORMATION)
MessageRequester("Info", "Your System Language is: "+SystemLanguage, #MB_ICONINFORMATION)

Please tell me if that code even works, I think it should work.,.,,

- Josku_X.

EDIT: I have now seen many Visual Basic snippets using this function and it seems, it returns an integer value, I'll update this code when I'm home. So I'll add language enumeration...

Sparkie · Post by **Sparkie** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:49 am

I whipped this one up and tested it on WinXP only with PB 3.94.

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;--> Get OS version language
;--> Author:  Sparkie
;--> Date:    11/07/2005
Procedure.s GetOSLanguage()
  result$ = "Error: Unable to determine OS Language"
  If OpenLibrary(0, "version.dll")
    sysDir$ = Space(#MAX_PATH + 1)
    osLang$ = Space(100)
    GetSystemDirectory_(@sysDir$, #MAX_PATH + 1)
    fviSize = CallFunction(0, "GetFileVersionInfoSizeA", sysDir$ + "/User.exe", @zeroVar)
    If fviSize > 0
      *fviBuffer = AllocateMemory(fviSize)
      If CallFunction(0, "GetFileVersionInfoA", sysDir$ + "/User.exe", 0, fviSize, *fviBuffer) <> 0
        If CallFunction(0, "VerQueryValueA", *fviBuffer, "\\VarFileInfo\\Translation", @pBuffer, @valLen) <> 0
          If CallFunction(0, "VerLanguageNameA", PeekW(pBuffer), @osLang$, 100) <> 0
            result$ = osLang$
          EndIf
        EndIf
      EndIf
      FreeMemory(*fviBuffer)
    EndIf
    CloseLibrary(0)
  Else
    result$ = "Error: Unable to open version.dll"
  EndIf
  ProcedureReturn result$
EndProcedure

MessageRequester("OS Language", GetOSLanguage())
End

dell_jockey · Post by **dell_jockey** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 2:02 pm

Sparkie wrote:I whipped this one up and tested it on WinXP only with PB 3.94.

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;--> Get OS version language
;--> Author:  Sparkie
;--> Date:    11/07/2005
Procedure.s GetOSLanguage()
  result$ = "Error: Unable to determine OS Language"
  If OpenLibrary(0, "version.dll")
    sysDir$ = Space(#MAX_PATH + 1)
    osLang$ = Space(100)
    GetSystemDirectory_(@sysDir$, #MAX_PATH + 1)
    fviSize = CallFunction(0, "GetFileVersionInfoSizeA", sysDir$ + "/User.exe", @zeroVar)
    If fviSize > 0
      *fviBuffer = AllocateMemory(fviSize)
      If CallFunction(0, "GetFileVersionInfoA", sysDir$ + "/User.exe", 0, fviSize, *fviBuffer) <> 0
        If CallFunction(0, "VerQueryValueA", *fviBuffer, "\\VarFileInfo\\Translation", @pBuffer, @valLen) <> 0
          If CallFunction(0, "VerLanguageNameA", PeekW(pBuffer), @osLang$, 100) <> 0
            result$ = osLang$
          EndIf
        EndIf
      EndIf
      FreeMemory(*fviBuffer)
    EndIf
    CloseLibrary(0)
  Else
    result$ = "Error: Unable to open version.dll"
  EndIf
  ProcedureReturn result$
EndProcedure

MessageRequester("OS Language", GetOSLanguage())
End

On my XP-Pro box, this code reports the correct language(s)...

Thanks

dagcrack · Post by **dagcrack** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:09 pm

Works well in xp english (reporting english "united states") and works well in winme spanish (reporting español "españa").