Re: SQL99 CONVERT() function - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Karel Zak
Subject Re: SQL99 CONVERT() function
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Msg-id 20020806104958.B9339@zf.jcu.cz
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In response to Re: SQL99 CONVERT() function  (Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp>)
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On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 05:19:50PM +0900, Tatsuo Ishii wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 02:55:04PM +0900, Tatsuo Ishii wrote:
> > > I have added SQL99's CONVERT() function. docs and regression tests
> > > also updated. Our own convert() functions can also be used. Example
> > > usage of CONVERT():
> > > 
> > > convert('PostgreSQL' using iso8859_1_to_utf8)
> >                                       ^^^^^
> >  What is it? Is it really in standard?
> 
> It's a "conversion name".
> 
> >From SQL99:
>               CONVERT <left paren> <character value expression>
>                   USING <form-of-use conversion name> <right paren>
Ah.. conversion name. I was thinking it are names of encodings. It's right.   Karel   
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