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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * DMS default routines and functions
+ *
+ * Licensed under the GNU GPL. For full terms see the file COPYING.
+ * @version $Revision$
+ * @author <a href="mailto:michael@jamwarehouse.com>Michael Joseph</a>, Jam Warehouse (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
+ * @package dmslib
+ */
+ 
+// set default language
+if(isset($default->owl_lang)) {
+
+    $langdir = "$default->owl_fs_root/locale/$default->owl_lang";
+
+    if(is_dir("$langdir") != 1) {
+        die("$lang_err_lang_1 $langdir $lang_err_lang_2");
+    } else {
+
+        $sql = new Owl_DB;
+        $sql->query("select * from $default->owl_sessions_table where id = '" . session_id() . "'");       
+        $sql->next_record();
+        $numrows = $sql->num_rows($sql);
+        $userID = $sql->f("user_id");
+        if($numrows == 1) {
+            $sql->query("select * from $default->owl_users_table where id = $userID");
+            $sql->next_record();
+            $language = $sql->f("language");
+            // BEGIN wes fix
+            if(!$language) {
+                $language = $default->owl_lang;
+            }
+            // END wes fix
+            require("$default->owl_fs_root/locale/$language/language.inc");
+            $default->owl_lang = $language;
+        } else {
+            require("$default->owl_fs_root/locale/$default->owl_lang/language.inc");
+        }
+    }
+} else {
+    die("$lang_err_lang_notfound");
+}
+?>