C H A P T E R 7

Customizing Localization for Adaptive Server

This chapter provides information about Sybase localization support for international installations, including configuring languages, character sets, and sort order. For more information, see the System Administration Guide.

Topic

Page

Overview of localization support

81

 

 

Character set conversion

89

 

 

Sort orders

90

 

 

Language modules

93

 

 

Localization

94

 

 

Changing the localization configuration

97

 

 

Overview of localization support

Localization is the process of setting up an application to run in a particular language or country environment, including translated system messages and correct formats for date, time, and currency. Adaptive Server supports localization for international customers and for customers with heterogeneous environments.

This support includes:

Data processing support – Adaptive Server comes with character set and sort order definition files it uses to process the characters used in different languages.

Sybase provides support for the major languages in:

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

Middle East

Configuration Guide

81

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Sybase DC35823-01-1500-04 manual Customizing Localization for Adaptive Server, Overview of localization support