IBM Informix products access the following GLS files to obtain locale-related information. For an overview of what type of information these files provide, see Understanding a GLS Locale.
| GLS Files | Reference |
|---|---|
| GLS locale files | page GLS Locale Files |
| Code-set-conversion files | page Code-Set-Conversion Files |
| Code-set files | page Code-Set Files |
| The registry file | page The Informix registry File (Windows) |
In general, you do not need to examine the GLS files. You might, however, wish to look at these files to determine the following locale-specific information.
| Locale-Specific Information | GLS File to Examine | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Collation order: | ||
| Exact localized order | Source locale file (*.lc): COLLATION category | page The COLLATION Category |
| Exact code-set collation order | Source code-set file (*.cm) | page Code-Set Files |
| Character mappings: | ||
| Locale-specific mapping between uppercase and lowercase characters | Source locale file (*.lc): CTYPE category | page The CTYPE Category |
| Locale-specific classification of characters | Source locale file (*.lc): CTYPE category | page The CTYPE Category |
| Code-set-specific character mappings | Source code-set file (*.cm) | page Code-Set Files |
| Mappings between characters of the source and target code sets | Source code-set-conversion file (*.cv) | page Code-Set-Conversion Files |
| Method for character mismatches during code-set conversion | Source code-set-conversion file (*.cv) | page Code-Set-Conversion Files |
| Code points for characters | Source code-set file (*.cm) | page Code-Set Files |
| End-user formats: | ||
| Numeric (nonmonetary) data | Source locale file (*.lc): NUMERIC category | page The NUMERIC Category |
| Monetary data | Source locale file (*.lc): MONETARY category | page The MONETARY Category |
| Date data | Source locale file (*.lc): TIME category | page The TIME Category |
| Time data | Source locale file (*.lc): TIME category | page The TIME Category |