CLI for Microsoft’s AppLocale, which shows info about installed locales and enables you to run non-Unicode apps in a selected language.
- SBAppLocale
- Version :1.4.0.41
- License :Freeware
- OS :Windows All
- Publisher :Steelbytes
SBAppLocale Description
SBAppLocale represents a command-line utility for Microsoft’s AppLocale, which was bundled with Windows XP and Server 2003. It lists all non-Unicode (non UTF-16) languages installed on your machine, along with their codepage, giving you the possibility to run legacy programs without changing the language of non-Unicode applications (system locale).
This is done by converting an app’s non-Unicode data to Unicode format at an internal level. The system locale value can only be set by an administrator and requires a system reboot. Only one value can be established at a time.
The syntax is SBAppLocale [-freeconsole] <locale_num> <command> [<command arg1> <command arg2> ..]
The tool shows the ID of the current languages and lists all installed locales, including their IDs and codepage. Unlike Microsoft’s AppLocale, this utility can be launched on OS editions past Windows XP and Server 2003. There is no command line implemented for dumping listed information to file.
There is no installation involved, so all you have to do is save the .exe in any part of the disk or on a USB flash drive, in order to directly launch the application on any computer. It doesn’t need any DLLs and doesn’t create files on the disk without your permission.