Description locale

A GLS description locale is a set of files that contain information specific to a particular language and culture. A GLS locale provides the following information:
  • The name of the code set that the application data uses
  • The collation order to use for character data
  • The format in which different types of data are displayed

The default locale is the locale that your Windows™ installation uses. For example, Windows installations running US English use the en_us.1252 locale. To change the locale, type a new locale specification in the Description Locale field. See the HCL OneDB™ GLS User's Guide for more information about locales and how to access a list of available locales.

When you generate SQL scripts, BladeSmith uses the locale information to generate a locale-specific prepare script and locale-specific error scripts.