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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.
GLS fundamentalsThe Global Language Support (GLS) feature lets HCL® OneDB® products handle different languages, cultural conventions, and code sets for Asian, African, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries.
Set a GLS localeFor the database server and the client application to communicate successfully, you must establish the appropriate GLS locales for your environment.
The default localeHCL OneDB™ products use U.S. English as the default locale if you do not set the environment variables that can specify a locale.
Default display formats for date and timeIn the default locale, HCL OneDB™ products use display formats for date and time values.

Default display formats for date and time

In the default locale, HCL OneDB™ products use display formats for date and time values.

HCL OneDB products use the following user formats:

For information about these formatting directives, see GL_DATE environment variable and ids_gug_085.html#ids_gug_085. For an introduction to date and time display formats, see ids_gug_033.html#ids_gug_033. For information about how to customize these display formats, see Customize date and time display formats.