Access GLS files
HCL OneDB™ products access the GLS files to obtain locale-related information.
The following table shows the GLS files to obtain locale-related
information. For an overview of what type of information these files
provide, see A GLS locale.
| GLS files | Reference |
|---|---|
| GLS locale files | GLS locale files |
| Code-set-conversion files | Code-set-conversion files |
| Code-set files | Code-set files |
| The registry file | The HCL OneDB registry file (Windows) |
In general, you do not need to examine the GLS files.
You might, however, want to look at these files to determine the following
locale-specific information.
| Locale-specific information | GLS file to examine | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Exact localized collation order | Source locale file (*.lc): COLLATION category | The COLLATION category |
| Exact code-set collation order | Source code-set file (*.cm) | Code-set files |
| Locale-specific mapping between uppercase and lowercase characters | Source locale file (*.lc): CTYPE category | The CTYPE category |
| Locale-specific classification of characters | Source locale file (*.lc): CTYPE category | The CTYPE category |
| Code-set-specific character mappings | Source code-set file (*.cm) | Code-set files |
| Mappings between characters of the source and target code sets | Source code-set-conversion file (*.cv) | Code-set-conversion files |
| Method for character mismatches during code-set conversion | Source code-set-conversion file (*.cv) | Code-set-conversion files |
| Code points for characters | Source code-set file (*.cm) | Code-set files |
| Numeric (nonmonetary) data display format | Source locale file (*.lc): NUMERIC category | The NUMERIC category |
| Monetary data display format | Source locale file (*.lc): MONETARY category | The MONETARY category |
| Date data display format | Source locale file (*.lc): TIME category | The TIME category |
| Time data display format | Source locale file (*.lc): TIME category | The TIME category |