GetSystemDefaultLangID

The Glimmerman · 5th August 2006, 09:38

I want to use this in my script.

code:


System::Call 'kernel32::GetSystemDefaultLangID(i v)i .R7'

If I know the language, I can set some Variables with the right value.
But my Output of R7 is in my case : 1508361
I tried google but noway this is a LangID.
How can I covert the value to a Valid LangID

Glim

kichik · 5th August 2006, 10:36

If you cast 1508361 to a LANGID (short), you get 1033, which is actually ${LANG_ENGLISH}. GetSystemDefaultLangID returns a short, not a 4 bytes integer. I don't understand why it'd return that extra byte of 17. When called from a C program, it returns the correct value, but the C program only takes 2 bytes off eax. I'll have to look into it...

For now, you can "cast" $R7 yourself, using:

code:
IntOp $R7 $R7 & 0xFFFF

kichik · 5th August 2006, 11:01

Fixed for 2.19.

The Glimmerman · 6th August 2006, 10:22

Thanks Kichik

onad · 7th August 2006, 11:38

Good fix, Thanks!

aerDNA · 23rd October 2008, 16:35

I've had problems (until I found this thread) with GetSystemDefaultLangID on Vista. On XP it returns 1050 (Croatian, default on my system), but in Vista it returns a 7-digit code (just like in Glimmerman's case), which is different every time. Kichik's 'casting trick' fixes this and turns those values into 1050. Thanks Kichik!
GetUserDefaultLangID, on the other hand, works perfectly fine, it returns a valid LangID in both XP and Vista.
Problems aside, I'm wondering which function is generally preferred and 'safer' to use?

5th August 2006, 09:38	#1
The Glimmerman Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 43	GetSystemDefaultLangID I want to use this in my script. code: System::Call 'kernel32::GetSystemDefaultLangID(i v)i .R7' If I know the language, I can set some Variables with the right value. But my Output of R7 is in my case : 1508361 I tried google but noway this is a LangID. How can I covert the value to a Valid LangID Glim

5th August 2006, 10:36	#2
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,337	If you cast 1508361 to a LANGID (short), you get 1033, which is actually ${LANG_ENGLISH}. GetSystemDefaultLangID returns a short, not a 4 bytes integer. I don't understand why it'd return that extra byte of 17. When called from a C program, it returns the correct value, but the C program only takes 2 bytes off eax. I'll have to look into it... For now, you can "cast" $R7 yourself, using: code: IntOp $R7 $R7 & 0xFFFF NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

5th August 2006, 11:01	#3
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,337	Fixed for 2.19. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

7th August 2006, 11:38	#5
onad Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Turkey Posts: 447	Good fix, Thanks! "Just do it"

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6th August 2006, 10:22	#4
The Glimmerman Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 43	Thanks Kichik

23rd October 2008, 16:35	#6
aerDNA Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Rijeka, Croatia Posts: 63	I've had problems (until I found this thread) with GetSystemDefaultLangID on Vista. On XP it returns 1050 (Croatian, default on my system), but in Vista it returns a 7-digit code (just like in Glimmerman's case), which is different every time. Kichik's 'casting trick' fixes this and turns those values into 1050. Thanks Kichik! GetUserDefaultLangID, on the other hand, works perfectly fine, it returns a valid LangID in both XP and Vista. Problems aside, I'm wondering which function is generally preferred and 'safer' to use?