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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.
HCL OneDB™ ESQL/C featuresThese topics explain how the GLS feature affects HCL OneDB™ ESQL/C, an SQL application programming interface (API).
Enhanced ESQL/C library functionsHCL OneDB™ SQL API products support locale-specific enhancements to the HCL OneDB™ ESQL/C library functions.
DATE-format functionsThere are several HCL OneDB™ ESQL/C DATE-format functions that support extensions to format era-based DATE values.

DATE-format functions

There are several HCL OneDB™ ESQL/C DATE-format functions that support extensions to format era-based DATE values.

The HCL OneDB ESQL/C DATE-format functions are as follows:

rdatestr()
rstrdate()
rdefmtdate()
rfmtdate()

These functions support extensions to format era-based DATE values:

Support for the GL_DATE environment variable
Era-based date formats of the DBDATE environment variable
Extensions to the date-format strings for HCL OneDB ESQL/C DATE-format functions
Support for a precedence of date display formats

These topics describe locale-specific behavior of the HCL OneDB ESQL/C DATE-format functions. For details, see the HCL OneDB ESQL/C Programmer's Manual.