Re: what character set?

It can be changed. All you must do is choose a character set that is compatible with USASCII7. The main problem with this character set is that it is 7 bit. This doesn't mean it can't store 8 bit, but that it doesn't know what characters are being refereed to when using char 128 onwards. I'm at home at the mo and have no information available. Just use www.dejanews.com to search this message area and you should find many references (a few of them mine) which tell you how to do it.

kev wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a DB which at present uses USASCII7 character set.
> Eventually, I will want to store news articles in the DB in several
> languages. I remember reading that a DB's character set cannot be
> changed once the DB has been created (is this true or did I dream it?).
> Is there a character set that I can choose now, that will allow me to
> enter stories in any language in the future (eg, Japanese, Chinese,
> Norwegian, Spanish, etc).
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Kev
Received on Mon Sep 27 1999 - 18:28:09 CDT