SET COUNTRY

Syntax

SET COUNTRY cntry.

Effect

This statement sets the formatting settings of the langauge environment for all subsequent statements of the current internal session.

For cntry you must specify a character-like data object that either contains a value from the LAND column of the database table T005X or is initial.

When cntry contains a value from the table T005X, number format, date format, and time format are set according to the entries in the XDEZP, DATFM, and TIMEFM columns to a country-specific format.
When cntry is initial (contains a blank space in the first position), the formatting is set according to the fixed values in the user master record.

If the content of cntry is neither found in the database table T005X nor contains a blank space in the first position, then sy-subrc is set to 4 and the following settings are made:

Decimal separator is a period, thousand separator is a comma.
Date in the form "mm/dd/yyyy"
Time in 24-hour format

System Fields

sy-subrc	Meaning
0	The specified country key was found in the database table T005X or a blank space was entered.
4	The specified country key was not found in the database table T005X.

Notes

As long as the SET COUNTRY statement has not been carried out in an internal session, the formatting corresponds to the fixed values in the user master record.