C# ISOCurrencySymbol. How to change my windows enviromnent to report a different code

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Im currently using the below to report the current currency symbol of my server:

string currencySymbol = RegionInfo.CurrentRegion.ISOCurrencySymbol;

Currently its reporting as GBP because its a UK based server.
I need to change it to that it reports as SEK for some testing.

In regional settings of windows i have changed the format to be Swedish(Sweden) and i changed the location to be Sweden.

However its still reporting the above as GBP.

Where is this information received from?

Odaise Gaelach

From MSDN...
MSDN.com - RegionInfo.CurrentRegion Property

The RegionInfo class does not automatically detect changes in the system settings, but the CurrentRegion property is updated when you call the ClearCachedData method.

MSDN.com - CultureInfo.ClearCachedData Method

Information, such as the default culture and format patterns, is cached the first time it is requested. That information can change during the life of the AppDomain, for example, when the user modifies the regional and language options portion of Control Panel. However, the CultureInfo class does not automatically detect changes in the system settings.

The ClearCachedData method clears the cache of CultureInfo objects created by GetCultureInfo and refreshes the information in the CurrentCulture, CurrentUICulture, and CurrentRegion properties, based on the current system settings.

The ClearCachedData method does not refresh the information in the Thread.CurrentCulture property for existing threads. However, future threads will have any new CultureInfo property values.

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Ok but how can i create a cultureinfo without defining the country i want the culture for?

This defeats the purpose of automatically getting the currency!

Odaise Gaelach

new CultureInfo("").ClearCachedData();

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CultureInfo ci = new CultureInfo("");
ci.ClearCachedData();
string currencySymbol = RegionInfo.CurrentRegion.ISOCurrencySymbol;


currencySymbol string is still being reported as "GBP"

Procasinator

Could you be running the program under another account (typical for services and ASP.NET applications)?

Maybe try:
http://shadym.blogspot.ie/2010/07/changing-regional-settings-for-system_09.html

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Procasinator wrote: »

Could you be running the program under another account (typical for services and ASP.NET applications)?

Maybe try:
http://shadym.blogspot.ie/2010/07/changing-regional-settings-for-system_09.html

Yup that was it.

Thanks