Localized message files

Localized message files contain product messages in a particular language. These message files (the *.loc files in the %SYBASE%\locales\message\ language_name directories) enable Open Client and Open Server applications to generate messages in a variety of languages.

All Open Client and Open Server products include English (us_english) message files. Your products may also include files to support additional languages.

If you purchase and install a new language module, the installation process adds a language_name subdirectory containing message files in the new language.

Message file names sometimes vary by platform, but most resemble the following names:

• cslib.loc – CS-Library messages

• ctlib.loc – Client-Library messages

• oslib.loc – Server-Library messages

• blklib.loc – Bulk Library messages

• bcp.loc – Bulk Copy messages

• esql.loc – Embedded SQL messages

All Open Client and Open Server message files use the Unicode ISO 10646 UTF-8 character set.

Open Client and Open Server products convert messages from UTF-8 to other character sets as needed.