# MX\_LOCALE

> [HTML Version](mx_locale.htm)

_Added May 2024_

**xcall MIAMEX, MX\_LOCALE, op, attrid, value, status**

MX\_LOCALE (205) provides a convenient way to query the native OS locale information, in contrast to the A-Shell locale which is set via the LANGUAGE parameter in  miame.ini and queried via GTLANG[xs](keyword-types.md). This routine is intended to be helpful when debugging the confusing situation that can occur when either A-Shell or the native OS is using the period as a thousands separator and/or the comma as the decimal point.

**Parameters**

_op_  ([Integer](integer.md))  \[in\]

operation: 0=get; no other options are currently supported

_attrid_  ([String](string.md))  \[in\]

attribute to get:  "dec" = decimal point character, "tsp" - thousands separator character

_value_  ([String](string.md))  \[in/out\]

value of attribute

_status_  ([Signed Int](integer-signed.md))  \[out\]

returns 0 for ok, else error #

**History**

2024 May, A-Shell 7.0.1759:  Routine added to A-Shell.