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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.
Default display formats for date and timeIn the default locale, HCL OneDB™ products use display formats for date and time values.

Default display formats for date and time

In the default locale, HCL OneDB™ products use display formats for date and time values.

HCL OneDB products use the following user formats:

For information about these formatting directives, see GL_DATE environment variable and GL_DATETIME environment variable. For an introduction to date and time display formats, see Date and time formats. For information about how to customize these display formats, see Customize date and time display formats.