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You can use the HCL Informix® implementation of client APIs to develop applications for Informix database servers.
API
The Informix® GLS API Programmer's Guide describes the global language support (GLS) application programming interface (API) available in Informix ESQL/C and HCL Informix DataBlade® modules.
Data formatting
You must handle the format of locale-specific data in your applications.

Client APIs and tools
You can use the HCL Informix® implementation of client APIs to develop applications for Informix database servers.
- Change Data Capture API Programmer's Guide
  The Informix® Change Data Capture API Programmer's Guide describes how to program applications to process changed data from HCL Informix databases using the Informix Change Data Capture API.
- Embedded SQLJ for HCL Informix®
  The Informix® Embedded SQLJ User's Guide contains information about using Informix Embedded SQLJ.
- ESQL/C Guide
  The Informix® ESQL/C Programmer's Manual explains how to use Informix ESQL/C, the Informix implementation of Embedded Structured Query Language (SQL) for C (ESQL/C), to create client applications with database-management capabilities.
- GLS User's Guide
  The Informix® GLS User's Guide describes the Global Language Support (GLS) feature available in Informix products.
- API
  The Informix® GLS API Programmer's Guide describes the global language support (GLS) application programming interface (API) available in Informix ESQL/C and HCL Informix DataBlade® modules.
  - Using Informix® GLS
    The library enables a program to access the culture-specific information in the GLS locales that Informix® provides.
  - Character processing
    These topics describe the character-processing capabilities of the library.
  - Data formatting
    You must handle the format of locale-specific data in your applications.
    - Locale-specific data formats
      The format in which data appears within an application when it is in literal strings or character variables is called the end-user format. End-user formats are locale specific: different countries use different formats for numeric, monetary, date, and date/time data.
    - Conversion and formatting with Informix® GLS
      The library provides functions that allow you to perform the conversion and formatting tasks on locale-specific data.
  - Informix® GLS functions
    These topics describe the functions that the library provides. First is a summary of functions by categories. The rest of the topics provide reference information about the public functions, in alphabetical order.
  - Appendix
- Informix® Object Interface for C++ Guide
  The Informix® Object Interface for C++ Programmer's Guide describes how to develop HCL Informix client applications by using the object-oriented C++ programming language.
- Informix® ODBC Driver Guide
  The Informix® ODBC Driver Programmer's Manual serves as a user guide and reference for Informix ODBC Driver, which is the Informix implementation of the Microsoft™ Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) interface, Version 3.0.
- .NET provider options
  The Data Server Provider for .NET DB2® provider option is the preferred Informix® provider for developing new applications.
- Informix® JDBC Driver Guide
  The Informix® JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide describes how to install, load, and use Informix JDBC Driver to connect to the Informix database from within a Java™ application or applet.
- Informix International Language Supplement (ILS) User Guide
  These topics include information about the translated user interface files for Informix® UNIX™ products, locales, and code set conversion tables
- Informix® OLE DB Provider Guide
  The Informix® OLE DB Provider Programmer's Guide describes the software requirements for using Informix OLE DB Provider, show how to install and configure the provider for your use, and explain how to use Informix OLE DB Provider to enable client applications, such as ActiveX Data Object (ADO) applications and web pages, to access data on the Informix server.

Data formatting

You must handle the format of locale-specific data in your applications.

These topics answer the following questions:

What are the different locale-file categories and what locale-specific formats do they define?
How do you use the library to convert and format locale-specific data?