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 Informix® 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.