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 U.S. English use the en_us.1252 locale. To change the locale, type a new locale specification in the Description Locale field. See the IBM Informix: GLS User's Guide for more information on 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.