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Client APIs and toolsYou can use the HCL OneDB™ implementation of client APIs to develop applications for HCL OneDB™ database servers.
GLS User's GuideThese topics describe the Global Language Support (GLS) feature available in HCL® OneDB® products.The HCL OneDB™ GLS User's Guide describes the Global Language Support (GLS) feature available in HCL® OneDB® products.
GLS fundamentalsThe Global Language Support (GLS) feature lets HCL® OneDB® products handle different languages, cultural conventions, and code sets for Asian, African, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries.
Set a GLS localeFor the database server and the client application to communicate successfully, you must establish the appropriate GLS locales for your environment.
The default localeHCL OneDB™ products use U.S. English as the default locale if you do not set the environment variables that can specify a locale.

The default locale

HCL OneDB™ products use U.S. English as the default locale if you do not set the environment variables that can specify a locale.

The default locale specifies the following information:

The U.S. English language and an English-language code set
Standard U.S. formats for monetary, numeric, date, and time data

To use the default locale for database applications requires no special steps. To use a customized version of U.S. English or another language, however, your environment must identify the appropriate locale.

For information about how to specify a GLS locale, see Set a nondefault locale.