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MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
System Programming and Maintenance (SPM) 555-650-140
System Programming and Maintenance
Using SPM

Language

A language attribute in the SPM configuration file \spm\ams.cfg (DOS version)
or
/usr/ams/ams.cfg (UNIX System version) specifies whether SPM menus,
pop-up windows, and other messages are presented in English, French, or
Spanish. A second language selection option affects messages from the
control unit to SPM and controls the display on the console simulation window
for the duration of the session. These two language options operate
independently of each other.
The following discussion refers to the language specified in the SPM
configuration file as the PC language and the language used by the control unit
as the console window language.
PC Language
During SPM installation, you select a language that is recorded in the SPM
configuration file. Any time thereafter, SPM can be started with the
specify a different language, using one of the following command lines:
spm -l english
spm -l french
spm -l spanish
Note that the option is a lowercase letter L and not the number 1.
Use of the
-l
language specified becomes the new PC language, used whenever SPM is
started without the
Console Window Language
By default, the language used in the console simulation window is the language
specified in the ams.cfg file; however, you can select a different language for
this window for the duration of the current session.
option changes the language attribute in the ams.cfg file. The
option.
-l
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option to
-l