Welcome
Client APIs and tools
You can use the HCL Informix® implementation of client APIs to develop applications for Informix database servers.
Informix GLS API
Using Informix® GLS
The HCL® Informix® GLS library enables a program to access the culture-specific information in the GLS locales that Informix provides.
Internationalized programs with Informix® GLS
You can make HCL Informix® database applications easily adaptable to any culture and language.
Informix® GLS compatibility
The HCL® Informix® GLS library is compatible with most Informix products.

HCL Informix® V15.0 documentation
Welcome to the documentation for HCL Informix® 15.0 and related client tools and products.
Product overview
HCL Informix® is a fast and scalable database server that manages traditional relational, object-relational, and dimensional databases. Its small footprint and self-managing capabilities are suited to embedded data-management solutions.
Installing
These topics describe how to install HCL Informix® database servers, client products, and DataBlade® modules.
Administering
In addition to administering the database server, you can tune performance, replicate data, and archive data.
Migrating and upgrading
You can upgrade to the 15.0 release of HCL Informix® or migrate from other database servers to Informix. Upgrading is an in-place migration method that uses your existing hardware and operating system software. Some changes to the Informix database server can affect upgrading from a previous release.
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
- Embedded SQLJ for HCL Informix®
- ESQL/C Guide
- GLS User's Guide
  These topics describe the Global Language Support (GLS) feature available in HCL® Informix® products.
- Informix GLS API
  - Using Informix® GLS
    The HCL® Informix® GLS library enables a program to access the culture-specific information in the GLS locales that Informix provides.
    - Internationalized programs with Informix® GLS
      You can make HCL Informix® database applications easily adaptable to any culture and language.
      - What is Informix® GLS?
        HCL® Informix® GLS is an application programming interface (API) for DataBlade® module developers and ESQL/C programmers.
      - Informix® GLS compatibility
        The HCL® Informix® GLS library is compatible with most Informix products.
      - Choose a GLS Locale
        The HCL® Informix® GLS locale is a set of Informix files that bring together information about data that is specific to a particular culture, language, or territory.
    - Using Informix® GLS in a C-language program
    - Improve program performance
  - Character processing
    These topics describe the character-processing capabilities of the HCL® Informix® GLS library.
  - Data formatting
    You must handle the format of locale-specific data in your applications.
  - Informix® GLS functions
    These topics describe the functions that the HCL® Informix® GLS library provides. First is a summary of functions by categories. The rest of the topics provide reference information about the Informix GLS public functions, in alphabetical order.
  - Appendix
- Informix® Object Interface for C++ Guide
- Informix® ODBC Driver Guide
- Informix .NET Core Provider
  Starting with CSDK 4.50.xC4, Informix .NET Core Provider built with .NET Core SDK/Runtime v3.1 is shipped for Windows x64 and Linux x86_64 platforms.
- Informix® .NET EF Core Provider Guide
- Informix 4GL/SQL
  These topics include information about HCL Informix®4GL and SQL.
- AI and Agent Connectivity
  The Actian MCP (Model Context Protocol) server provides a standardized interface to connect Large Language Model (LLM) agents and AI applications directly to your HCL Informix database.
- Informix® JDBC Driver Guide
- 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
Embedding Informix®
When you embed HCL Informix®, you can use enterprise-class high-availability and high performance with embeddability features such as easy programmability, a small disk and memory footprint, and silent deployment.
Extending Informix®
Beyond standard relational database objects, HCL Informix® can be extended to handle specialized data types, access methods, routines, and other objects. Informix includes many built-in extensions that are fully integrated in the database server. Informix also provides DataBlade® modules, which are packages of extended database objects for a particular purpose and that are installed separately from the database server. Alternatively, you can create your own user-defined objects for Informix.
Data warehousing
In addition to designing and implementing Informix® dimensional databases, you can use tools to create data warehouse applications and optimize your data warehouse queries.
Designing databases
The first step in creating a relational database is to construct a data model, which is a precise, complete definition of the data you want to store. After you prepare your data model, you must implement it as a database and tables. To implement your data model, you first select a data type for each column and then you create a database and tables and populate the tables with data. You can also implement fragmentation strategies and control access to your data.
JSON compatibility
You can use the popular JSON-oriented query language created by MongoDB to interact with data stored in HCL Informix®.
Security
You can secure your Informix® database server and the data that is stored in your Informix databases. You can encrypt data, secure connections, control user privileges and access, and audit data security.
SQL programming
You can use the HCL Informix® implementation of the SQL language to develop applications for Informix database servers.
Troubleshooting HCL Informix®
Several troubleshooting techniques, tools, and resources are available for resolving problems that you encounter in your HCL Informix® database server environment.

Informix® GLS compatibility

The HCL® Informix® GLS library is compatible with most Informix® products.

In order for you to use Informix® GLS, both the database server and the application must support the following Informix® application products:

Informix® ESQL/C develops client applications in the C language and can contain embedded SQL statements.
For more information about how to write ESQL/C applications, see the HCL® Informix® Enterprise Replication Guide.
The Informix® DataBlade® API supports development of client applications and user-defined routines (UDRs).
Both kinds of DataBlade® programs use DataBlade® API functions to communicate with HCL Informix®. For more information about how to use the DataBlade® API, see the HCL® Informix® DataBlade® API Programmer's Guide.

The ESQL/C or DataBlade® API client application that uses Informix® GLS can obtain locale information from the Informix® database server that supports GLS functionality.

A DataBlade® server routine can use Informix® GLS to obtain locale information from HCL Informix® with UD Option.