Whenever you execute Insert Location statements, Sybase IQ loads the localization information needed to determine language, collation sequence, character set, and date/time format. If your database uses a non-default locale for your platform, you must set an environment variable on your local client to ensure that Sybase IQ loads the correct information.
If you set the LC_ALL environment variable, Sybase IQ uses its value as the locale name. If LC_ALL is not set, Sybase IQ uses the value of the LANG environment variable. If neither variable is set, Sybase IQ uses the default entry in the locales file. For an example, see “Setting locales” in Chapter 11, “International Languages and Character Sets” of the Sybase IQ 12.7 System Administration Guide.