function scwSetLanguage()

        {switch (scwLanguage)

            {case 'de':

                // German (provided by Henning Hraban Ramm)

                scwToday               = 'Heute:';

                scwDrag                = 'zum Ziehen hier klicken';

                scwArrMonthNames       = ['Jan','Feb','M\u00E4r','Apr','Mai','Jun',

                                          'Jul','Aug','Sep','Okt','Nov','Dez'];

                scwArrWeekInits        = ['S','M','D','M','D','F','S'];

                scwInvalidDateMsg      = 'Das eingegebene Datum ist ung\u00FCltig.\n';

                scwOutOfRangeMsg       = 'Das eingegebene Datum liegt au\u00DFerhalb der gesetzten Grenzen.';

                scwDoesNotExistMsg     = 'Das eingegebene Datum gibt es nicht.';

                scwInvalidAlert        = ['Ung\u00FCltiges Datum (',') ignoriert.'];

                scwDateDisablingError  = ['Fehler ',' ist kein Datumsobjekt.'];

                scwRangeDisablingError = ['Fehler ',' muss aus zwei Elementen bestehen.'];

                break;



			case 'fr_BE':

                // French (provided by Alain Boute)

                scwToday               = 'Aujourd\'hui:';

                scwDrag                = 'D\u00E9placer le calendrier';

                scwArrMonthNames       = ['Jan','F\u00E9v','Mar','Avr','Mai','Juin',

                                          'Jui','Aou','Sep','Oct','Nov','D\u00E9c'];

                scwArrWeekInits        = ['Di','Lu','Ma','Me','Je','Ve','Sa'];

                scwInvalidDateMsg      = 'Date invalide.\n';

                scwOutOfRangeMsg       = 'Date en dehors de la plage autoris\u00E9e.';

                scwDoesNotExistMsg     = 'La date n\'existe pas.';

                scwInvalidAlert        = ['La date (',') n\'est pas reconnue (ignor\u00E9e).'];

                scwDateDisablingError  = ['Erreur ',' n\'est pas un objet Date.'];

                scwRangeDisablingError = ['Erreur ',' doit avoir deux \u00E9l\u00E9ments.'];

                break;



            case 'it':

				// Italian (provided by Fulvio Bille')

				scwToday               = 'Oggi:';

				scwDrag                = 'Click per trascinare';

				scwArrMonthNames       = ['Gen','Feb','Mar','Apr','Mag','Giu', 

										  'Lug','Ago','Set','Ott','Nov','Dic'];

				scwArrWeekInits        = ['D','L','M','M','G','V','S'];

				scwInvalidDateMsg      = 'La data inserita non è valida.\n';

				scwOutOfRangeMsg       = 'La data inserita è fuori range.';

				scwDoesNotExistMsg     = 'La data inserita non esiste.';

				scwInvalidAlert        = ['Data non valida (',') ignorata.'];

				scwDateDisablingError  = ['Errore ',' questo non è un oggetto Date.']; 

				scwRangeDisablingError = ['Errore ',' dovrebbe avere due elementi.'];			

                break;

				

            case 'nl_BE':

                // Dutch (provided by Kees Pijnenburg, Sebastiaan Altorf and Mark de Haan)

                scwToday               = 'Vandaag:';

                scwDrag                = 'klik hier om te slepen';

                scwArrMonthNames       = ['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','Mei','Jun',

                                          'Jul','Aug','Sep','Okt','Nov','Dec'];

                scwArrWeekInits        = ['Z','M','D','W','D','V','Z'];

                scwInvalidDateMsg      = 'De ingevoerde datum is ongeldig.\n';

                scwOutOfRangeMsg       = 'De ingevoerde datum ligt buiten de ingestelde grenzen.';

                scwDoesNotExistMsg     = 'De ingevoerde datum bestaat niet.';

                scwInvalidAlert        = ['Ongeldige datum (',') genegeerd.'];

                scwDateDisablingError  = ['Fout ',' n\u00E3o \u00E9 is geen datum object.'];

                scwRangeDisablingError = ['Fout ',' moet uit twee elementen bestaan.'];

                break;



            default:

                // English

                scwToday               = 'Today:';

                scwDrag                = 'click here to drag';

                scwArrMonthNames       = ['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun',

                                          'Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'];

                scwArrWeekInits        = ['S','M','T','W','T','F','S'];

                scwInvalidDateMsg      = 'The entered date is invalid.\n';

                scwOutOfRangeMsg       = 'The entered date is out of range.';

                scwDoesNotExistMsg     = 'The entered date does not exist.';

                scwInvalidAlert        = ['Invalid date (',') ignored.'];

                scwDateDisablingError  = ['Error ',' is not a Date object.'];

                scwRangeDisablingError = ['Error ',' should consist of two elements.'];

            }

        }