Locale source and object files

Each locale file has the following two forms:

• A locale source file is an ASCII file that defines the locale categories for the locale.

  This file has the .lc file extension and serves as documentation for the corresponding object file.

• A locale object file is a compiled form of the locale information.

  HCL OneDB™ products use the object file to obtain locale information quickly. Locale object files have the .lco file extension.

The header of the locale source file (.lc) lists the language, territory, code set, and any optional locale modifier of the locale. A section of the locale source file supports each of the locale categories, unless that category is empty, as the next table shows.

Locale category	Reference		Locale category	Reference
CTYPE	The CTYPE category		MONETARY	The MONETARY category
COLLATION	The COLLATION category		TIME	The TIME category
NUMERIC	The NUMERIC category		MESSAGES	The MESSAGES category