Use the parameters listed in the following table to control the format in which data appears.

Syntax Parameter Purpose
-checkdbe Check Double-byte Enabled Displays compile-time warnings on ABL statements and functions that may impact the handling of double-byte or extended-character data
-collop n Collation-Sensitive Operator Turns on collation-sensitivity for the BEGINS and/or MATCHES operator
-convmap filename Conversion Map Identifies the conversion map file
-cpcase tablename Case Table Identifies the case table that establishes case rules for the code page
-cpcoll tablename Collation Table Identifies a collation table to use with the code page
-cpinternal codepage Internal Code Page Identifies the code page that the AVM uses in memory
-cplog codepage Log File Code Page Identifies the code page used for writing messages to the log file
-cpprint codepage Print Code Page Identifies the code page used for printer output
-cprcodein codepage R-code in Code Page Identifies the code page used for reading r-code text segments
-cprcodeout codepage R-code Out Code Page Identifies the code page used for writing r-code text segments
-cpstream codepage Stream Code Page Identifies the code page used for stream I/O
-cpterm codepage Terminal Code Page Identifies the code page for character terminals
-d dateform Date Format Specifies the format for displaying dates, using the three-character string of d, m, y in any order
-E European Numeric Format Displays in European numeric format
-isnoconv Initial Value Segment No Convert Disables a code page conversion that was not provided in earlier releases of OpenEdge
-lng languagename Language Identifies the language with a character string, in quotes
-numdec numeric-value Fractional Separator Changes the character that represents a number's decimal point in formatted text
-numsep numeric-value Thousands Separator Changes the character that represents a number's thousands separator in formatted text
-ttwrdrul rule-file-num Temp-Table Word Rule Associates a word-break rule file with temp-tables for a client session
-yr4def Four Digit Year Default Outputs a four-digit year from EXPORT, MESSAGE and PUT UNFORMATTED statements that may use a two-digit year
-yy n Century Year Offset Specifies the start of the 100-year period used to define the two-digit DATE value
-ulayout n Unicode Layout Expansion Factor Reserves extra space in the text segment for strings to be translated during ABL code compilation