sp_helplanguage (Transact-SQL)
Reports information about a particular alternative language or about all languages in SQL Server 2012.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
sp_helplanguage [ [ @language = ] 'language' ]
Arguments
- [ @language= ] 'language'
Is the name of the alternative language for which to display information. language is sysname, with a default of NULL. If language is specified, information about the specified language is returned. If language is not specified, information about all languages in the sys.syslanguages compatibility view is returned.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Result Sets
Column name |
Data type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
langid |
smallint |
Language identification number. |
dateformat |
nchar(3) |
Format of the date. |
datefirst |
tinyint |
First day of the week: 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday, and so on through 7 for Sunday. |
upgrade |
int |
SQL Server version of the last upgrade for this language. |
name |
sysname |
Language name. |
alias |
sysname |
Alternative name of the language. |
months |
nvarchar(372) |
Month names. |
shortmonths |
nvarchar(132) |
Short month names. |
days |
nvarchar(217) |
Day names. |
lcid |
int |
Windows locale ID for the language. |
msglangid |
smallint |
SQL Server message group ID. |
Permissions
Requires membership in the public role.
Examples
A. Returning information about a single language
The following example displays information about the alternative language French.
sp_helplanguage French;
B. Returning information about all languages
The following example displays information about all installed alternative languages.
sp_helplanguage;