Re: Enabling NLS in informix
The proper place to look for information is at http://www.informix.com/answers/ Select INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server Then select INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server 7.22 and Later for UNIX Then go down to Guide to GLS Functionality, Version 7.2 GLS (Global Language Support) is the new system that has replaced NLS (National Language Support). As I have not used any of them yet I don't realy know the difference. It does however seem to me that you ought to use GLS as that is what Informix will support in future products. Of course it would require you to upgrade to a 7.x version of the engine, but you should probably do that anyway. ssatoor@adaclabs.com (Sanjiv Satoor) wrote: :We are using Informix Ver 5.0 (server and ESQL/C) on Solaris 2.x and Sun :OS 4.x running on a Sun workstation. The informix database on the server :is accessed by multiple clients. We are looking into internationalizing :our product for support of languages besides English. For this I have :some questions related to enabling NLS in informix. : :1. Would we need to upgrade to a later version (Ver 6.x or 7.x) of :Informix which supports NLS ? : :2. Would we need to recreate databases and reload data to move existing :data to NLS enabled databases if we need the capability to use :non-English characters in the new database records ? : :3. Besides changes related to points 1 and 2 and setting up environment :variables to enable NLS what are the other changes which would be needed :in our existing implementation ? : :4. I have looked at the document "Informix Guide to SQL:Reference for :UNIX, Ver 7.12". What is the other place to look at for Informix NLS :related issues ? : :Thanks in advance for your help. : :Best regards, : :Sanjiv : :================================================================== :Sanjiv Satoor :ADAC Laboratories, 540 Alder Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035 :Ph: (408) 321-9100 x1875, Pager: (408) 860-0347 Nils.Myklebust@idg.no NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org