You run programs containing in the same way as you run programs without it. When the program runs:
- The run-time system initializes the NLS.
The initializes the NLS facility when it encounters the first program within the application which was compiled with the NLS
directive set. The operating system's regional settings are used to determine which language environment to set up for this
program. However, you can use the LANG environment variable to override the current settings.
- The NLS facility performs various operations in accordance with the rules of the language specified in the LANG environment variable.