Re: to_ascii() - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: to_ascii()
Date
Msg-id 200008041545.LAA15083@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to to_ascii()  (Karel Zak <zakkr@zf.jcu.cz>)
Responses Re: to_ascii()  (Karel Zak <zakkr@zf.jcu.cz>)
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>
>  to_ascii( text )
>
>     - encode 'text' from database encoding to ASCII
>
>     to_ascii('\256\341k')
>
>
>  to_ascii( text, int4 )
>
>     - encode 'text' from 'int4' encoding to ASCII
>
>        to_ascii('\256\341k', 8)
>
>
>  to_ascii( text, name )
>
>     - encode 'text' from 'name' encoding to ASCII
>
>       to_ascii('\256\341k', 'LATIN2')
>
>
>   Now is supported LATIN1, LATIN2, WIN1250. For other character sets I
> haven't good resources. Add new encoding is easy...
>
>  If encoding is not supported returns ERROR.
>
>  Note --- not exists total corect conversion to ASCII, this function try
>     convert chars those is _probably_ interpret-able in ASCII for
>     others use ' '. But for example for all Czech characters it is
>     sufficient ... hmm Chinese / JAP and other complicated langs have
>     bad luck here :-(
>
>                         Karel
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