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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.
Database server featuresThese topics describe how the GLS feature affects the database server.
Locale support for C User-defined routines (HCL OneDB™ and DB API)HCL OneDB™ allows you to create user-defined routines (UDRs) that are written in the C programming language.
Current® processing locale for UDRsTo access a database, a client application first requests a connection to the database server, which must verify that it can access the specified database and establish the connection between the client and this database.

Current processing locale for UDRs

To access a database, a client application first requests a connection to the database server, which must verify that it can access the specified database and establish the connection between the client and this database.

In the process, the database server establishes the server-processing locale to use the duration of the connection. When the client application executes a UDR, this UDR executes on the server computer in the context of the server-processing locale. This locale is often called the current processing locale.

Many user-defined routines handle non-ASCII data correctly even if they were originally written for ASCII data. Some routines, however, might perform abnormally. To globalize your C UDR, you must ensure that your UDR handles the server-processing locale in any GLS-related operations. If the UDR does not properly support the server-processing locale, the routine might return unexpected results or an error message.