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APIThe Informix® GLS API Programmer's Guide describes the global language support (GLS) application programming interface (API) available in Informix® ESQL/C and HCL Informix® DataBlade® modules.
Using Informix® GLSThe library enables a program to access the culture-specific information in the GLS locales that Informix® provides.
Using Informix® GLS in a C-language program
Compile and link

Compile and link

The following table lists the directories that must be accessible to compile and link an ESQL/C or DataBlade® program with .


Contents	Windows™ directory	UNIX™ directory
Subdirectories for GLS locale and code-set conversion files	%INFORMIXDIR%\gls	$INFORMIXDIR/gls
Static and shared GLS libraries	%INFORMIXDIR%\lib\esql	$INFORMIXDIR/lib/esql
Two GLS header files: gls.h and ifxgls.h	%INFORMIXDIR%\incl\public	$INFORMIXDIR/incl/public

In all these directories, the INFORMIXDIR environment variable is set to the directory where your Informix® products are installed.

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