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Sybrand Bakker wrote:
> There isn't, as the characterset of the database is incorrect.
> European diacritical characters all have the 8th bit set.
> You need to change the characterset of the database to we8iso8859p15
> or mswin1252 by using the alter database characterset command.
> IIRC the default for all platforms is nowadays 8 bits, it is strange
> you managed to create a database in US7ASCII, you must have explicitly
> set that on creation.
That's right, Sybrand, I created the database in US7ASCII because I had to import data from a previous US7ASCII database where diacritical characters were stored that way. By accepting the default I would have lost all diacritical characters.
-- Cris aka H8P "Ubi solitudidem faciunt, pacem appellant" "Dove fanno un deserto, lo chiamano pace" "Where they make a desert, they call it peace" (Tacito, "Agricola")Received on Mon Apr 28 2003 - 03:19:25 CDT
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