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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.
GLS locales with HCL OneDB™ productsHCL OneDB™ products use GLS locales for several tasks.
Establish a database connectionTo establish a database connection, the GLS locales performs a series of steps.

Establish a database connection

To establish a database connection, the GLS locales performs a series of steps.

When a client application requests a connection to a database, the database server uses GLS locales to perform the following steps:

Examine the client locale information that the client passes.
Verify that it can establish a connection between the client application and the database that it requested.
Determine the server-processing locale, which the database server uses to handle locale-specific information for the connection.