> But, is there no more direct way of accessing the $LANG var from within the > Java program itself?
You could try System.getProperty("user.language"), but I'm not sure how portable this is, or how well it relates to $LANG (my system returns "en" and my $LANG is not set). Ben. -- Ben Burton [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Public Key: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alas, I am dying beyond my means. (As he sipped champagne on his deathbed) - Oscar Wilde -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]