/* Copyright (c) Oracle Corporation 1987,1994. All Rights Reserved. */
/*
NAME
    lxecal
FUNCTION
    define external loadable calendar era(s) and deviation(s) 
NOTES

    This file contains loadable era and deviation information for 
    calendar(s). The information shall be entered calendar by calendar
    under following format,

 	 DEFINE calendar

           calendar_name              = text_string

           DEFINE calendar_era
	      era_full_name	      = hex_string
	      era_abbr_name           = hex_string
	      ruler_full_name	      = hex_string
	      ruler_abbr_name         = hex_string
	      start_date 	      = date_string
	      end_date   	      = date_string
	   ENDDEFINE calendar_era

	   DEFINE calendar_deviation
             deviation_data =         {       
				      <start_date [end_date]>:deviation_days 
				      <start_date [end_date]>:deviation_days
				      <start_date >:deviation_days
                                      } 

	   ENDDEFINE calendar_deviation

	 ENDDEFINE calendar

    Each calendar item shall be defined under token and vlaue 
    relationship with proper type and size lxsted in following:
  
	 Value name     Value type/size Value Format
         -------------- --------------- -------------------------------------
	 hex_string     raw(30)         "quoted string" if more than one word
         text_string    char(30)        "quoted string" if more than one word
	 start_date     date_string
         end_date       date_string
         date_string    date(14)        Gregorian "mon-dd-yyyy ad"
         deviation_days integer

    
    Currently, there are lxmited number of calendars being supported, which
    are lxsted below. An error will be issued if incorrect calendar name 
    being used.

         Calendar Name       Emperors
         ------------------  -------------------------------------------
         Arabic Hijrah       Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei
         Japanese Imperial
         Persian
         ROC Official
         Thai Buddha

    Please place this file under proper directory pre-defined for your
    platform once you finished your modification.
 
         UNIX : $ORACLE_HOME/ocommon/nls     

    And finally, run Calendar Utility (lxegen) to register your modification 
    to Oracle calendar system.

    Note that you can only define era and deviation for future period.
    Also the the date before start date of an external new era will
    be treaded as the end date for the last internal era.

MODIFIED
    pma       08/17/94 -  Correct ruller to era in Japanese Imperial examples
    SCHENG    02/20/94 -  Creation
*/

-- ***************************************************************************
-- Here is an example on defining deviation days for a Lunar Calendar
-- ***************************************************************************
--
--	DEFINE calendar
--
--         calendar_name              =       "Arabic Hijrah"
--
--	   DEFINE calendar_deviation
--           deviation_data           = { 
--				        <"Feb-01-1994 ad" "Feb-28-1994 ad">:1 
--					<"Mar-01-1994 ad">:4 
--				        }
--	   ENDDEFINE calendar_deviation
--
--	ENDDEFINE calendar
--
-- ***************************************************************************
-- Here is an example on defining Emperors for a Imperial Calendar
-- ***************************************************************************
--
--	DEFINE calendar
--
--         calendar_name              = "Japanese Imperial"
--
--         DEFINE calendar_era
--	      era_full_name	      = bebccfc2
--	      era_abbr_name           = 53
--	      start_date 	      = "DEC-25-1926 AD"
--	      end_date   	      = "jAN-07-1989 AD"
--	   ENDDEFINE calendar_era
--
--         DEFINE calendar_era
--	      era_full_name	      = cabfc0ae
--	      era_abbr_name           = 48
--	      start_date 	      = "JAN-08-1989 AD"
--	      end_date   	      = ""
--	   ENDDEFINE calendar_era
--
--	ENDDEFINE calendar
--

