Defining custom localization values at the data element level

The following table describes how to define custom localization at the data element level.

**Table 3-4: Installing custom values at the data element level**
Step	Application step	Purpose	Details
1	Call cs_loc_alloc.	Allocate a CS_LOCALE structure.	This call copies the parent context’s current localization information into the CS_LOCALE structure.
2	Call cs_locale.	Overwrite the CS_LOCALE structure with custom localization values.	For more information about this process, see “The cs_locale routine”.
3	Optionally, call cs_dt_info.	Change datetime conversion formats in the CS_LOCALE.	For more information about cs_dt_info, see the Open Client/Server Common Libraries Reference Manual.
4	Use the CS_LOCALE	Customize a bind variable, destination variable, or routine.	Customize a bind variable by using the CS_LOCALE in ct_bind’s datafmt parameter. Customize a destination variable by using the CS_LOCALE in cs_convert’s destfmt parameter. Customize cs_strcmp or cs_time’s behavior by supplying the CS_LOCALE structure as a parameter to the routine.
5	Optionally call cs_loc_drop.	Deallocate the CS_LOCALE structure.	The application must not deallocate the CS_LOCALE until the CS_DATAFMT structure no longer references it.