Re: How to convert data with different charsets into otherdatabases?

From: Preston <dontwantany_at_nowhere.invalid>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:09:07 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <imhm3j$4go$1_at_dont-email.me>



Mladen Gogala wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:07:34 +0100, Svend Jensen wrote:
>
> > As mswin1256 is a "richer" (more characters & signs defined) than
> > we8iso8859p1, You will loose stuff when saving in the "narrow"
> > charset. To avoid this create your databases with a larger charset
> > as utf8 or al32utf16, or whatever is fitting Your needs.
> >
> > /Svend
>
> <duck>
> I don't understand why would anyone need anything but US7ASCII? The
> database world would be so much simpler, if only everyone spoke
> English. When I say "English", I don't mean the exotic versions with
> the wrong spelling, like "doughnut", "colour", "humour" etc.
> </duck>
>
> 04/01 is close enough to send a post like this.

What's the 4th January got to do with your abhorrent abuse of the English language..?

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Preston.
Received on Fri Mar 25 2011 - 04:09:07 CDT

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