Re: what characterset to use?

From: <sybrandb_at_hccnet.nl>
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:21:44 +0200
Message-ID: <1pdmd3tebq1ucdv0tqvofitvekjliufk3d@4ax.com>

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:38:01 +0200, Frank van Bortel <frank.van.bortel_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>> So: set the characterset of the database to the characterset of the
>> O/S: WE8ISO8859P15 on *Nix and MSWIN1252 on Winblows.
>
>No, no need at all - and, P15 is not Unix - P1 is.

Actually most Unixes support P15, at least Solaris and AIX. P1 doesn't support the Euro sign. P15 does.

P15 exists because the ISO committee couldn't agree on changing P1.

-- 
Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA

Received on Sun Sep 02 2007 - 17:21:44 CDT