Set and retrieve environment variables
The GLS feature lets you use the diacritics, collating sequence, and monetary, date, and number conventions of the language that you select when you create databases.
No configuration parameters exist for GLS, but you must set the appropriate environment variables.
With Informix® ESQL/C, you can use the C putenv() function to modify, create, and delete environment variables, and the C getenv() function to retrieve the values of environment variables from the operating-system environment. For details, see the Informix® ESQL/C Programmer's Manual.
On UNIX™ platforms, set environment variables with the appropriate shell command (such as setenv for the C shell). For more information, see your UNIX™ documentation.
On Windows™, set environment variables in the InetLogin structure or use the Setnet32 utility to set environment variables in the registry file. For more information about InetLogin, see the Microsoft™ Windows™ documentation for your SQL API. For more information about Setnet32, see your Informix® Installation Guide.