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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.
featuresThese topics explain how the GLS feature affects , an SQL application programming interface (API).
Enhanced ESQL/C library functionsHCL OneDB™ SQL API products support locale-specific enhancements to the library functions.
DATETIME-format functionsThe DATETIME-format functions are dtcvfmtasc( ) and dttofmtasc( ).
Extended DATETIME-format strings DATETIME-format functions support extended-format strings.

Extended DATETIME-format strings

DATETIME-format functions support extended-format strings.

The following table shows the extended-format strings that the DATETIME-format functions support.


Format	Description	December 27, 1991 printed
%y %m %dj1	Japanese era with abbreviated era symbols	H03 12 27
%Y %m %dj1	Japanese era with abbreviated era symbols	H0003 12 27
%y %m %dj2	Japanese era with full era symbols	A1A2B1B203 12 27
%Y %m %dj2	Japanese era with full era symbols	A1A2B1B20003 12 27

In addition to the formats in the preceding table, these DATETIME-format functions support the GLS date and time specifiers. For a list of these specifiers, see GL_DATE environment variable and GL_DATETIME environment variable.