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The SetFormatCC routine sets the country code used by the FormatX$ functions.
 
SetFormatCC (countrycode%)
    ■ The argument countrycode% is the international telephone dialing
      prefix for the country chosen as the target audience when using the
      FormatX$ functions.
    ■ The only reason to use SetFormatCC is to change what the FormatX$
      functions expect as thousands-separator and decimal-point formatting
      characters.
    ■ The default setting for the country code is the United States (1). If
      you set the country code to France (33), the following statement
      would display the number 1,000 (U.S.) as 1.000,00:
 
        PRINT FormatD$ (1D00, "#.##0,00")
 
    ■ The format you use with the FormatX$ functions must be compatible
      with the current country code in order for formatted numbers to
      display properly.
    ■ If you set the country code to one of the following countries, the
      FormatX$ functions expect alternative formatting characters:
      Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada (French), Denmark, France, Germany,
      Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, or Switzerland.
    ■ To use SetFormatCC in the QBX environment, use the DTFMTER.QLB Quick
      library. To use SetFormatCC outside the QBX environment, link your
      program with the appropriate DTFMTxx.LIB file. Depending on the
      compiler options you chose when you installed BASIC, one or more of
      the following files will be available:
 
         Filename         Compiler options
         ════════════     ═════════════════════════════════════════════
         DTFMTER.LIB      80x87 or emulator math; DOS or OS/2 real mode
         DTFMTAR.LIB      Alternate math; DOS or OS/2 real mode
         DTFMTEP.LIB      80x87 or emulator math; OS/2 protected mode
         DTFMTAP.LIB      Alternate math; OS/2 protected mode
 
    ■ The FORMAT.BI header file contains the necessary function
      declarations for SetFormatCC.
    ■ For more information on using libraries, see "Creating and Using
      Quick Libraries" and "Using LINK and LIB" in the Programmer's Guide.