Using NLS Library Routines in Your Programs

Restriction: National Locale Support is only supported for native COBOL code.

There are various library routines you can use in a program that uses NLS.

CBL_NLS_INFO
Gets/sets national language information.
CBL_NLS_OPEN_MSG_FILE
Open a National Locale Support (NLS) message file.
CBL_NLS_READ_MSG
Reads a message from a National Locale Support (NLS) message file.
CBL_NLS_CLOSE_MSG_FILE
Closes a National Locale Support (NLS) message file.
CBL_NLS_COMPARE
Compares two strings.

Parent topic: NLS Operations

Related information

String Comparisons

Class Condition Tests

SORT and MERGE Key Comparisons

Case Conversion

Collating Sequence Operations

Editing and De-editing Moves

Intrinsic Functions Numval and Numval-c

Mixing Programs With and Without NLS