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# sp_helplanguage (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-asdb-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-asdb-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Reports information about a particular alternative language or about all languages in [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)].  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_helplanguage [ [ @language = ] 'language' ]  
```  
  
## Arguments  
`[ @language = ] 'language'`
 Is the name of the alternative language for which to display information. *language* is **sysname**, with a default of NULL. If *language* is specified, information about the specified language is returned. If language is not specified, information about all languages in the **sys.syslanguages** compatibility view is returned.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 0 (success) or 1 (failure)  
  
## Result Sets  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**langid**|**smallint**|Language identification number.|  
|**dateformat**|**nchar(3)**|Format of the date.|  
|**datefirst**|**tinyint**|First day of the week: 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday, and so on through 7 for Sunday.|  
|**upgrade**|**int**|[!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] version of the last upgrade for this language.|  
|**name**|**sysname**|Language name.|  
|**alias**|**sysname**|Alternative name of the language.|  
|**months**|**nvarchar(372)**|Month names.|  
|**shortmonths**|**nvarchar(132)**|Short month names.|  
|**days**|**nvarchar(217)**|Day names.|  
|**lcid**|**int**|Windows locale ID for the language.|  
|**msglangid**|**smallint**|[!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] message group ID.|  
  
## Permissions  
 Requires membership in the **public** role.  
  
## Examples  
  
### A. Returning information about a single language  
 The following example displays information about the alternative language `French`.  
  
```  
sp_helplanguage French;  
```  
  
### B. Returning information about all languages  
 The following example displays information about all installed alternative languages.  
  
```  
sp_helplanguage;  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Database Engine Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/database-engine-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [@@LANGUAGE (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/language-transact-sql.md)   
 [SET LANGUAGE (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/statements/set-language-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)