Does PG Support Unicode on Windows? - Mailing list pgsql-general

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Subject Does PG Support Unicode on Windows?
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Msg-id 20051117011245.6468.qmail@web52913.mail.yahoo.com
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Responses Re: Does PG Support Unicode on Windows?  (Michael Glaesemann <grzm@myrealbox.com>)
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Is there any truth to what this guy is saying?

> > On the other hand, Postgresql claims that "Windows
does not support
> > Unicode" and you can't have Unicode fields on
postgresql on Windows.
> > This is a big mistake. See:
> >
http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/faq/FAQ_windows.html
> >
> What do you mean "a big mistake"? By Microsoft? Or
PostgreSQL?
> >
> > The "Big mistake" is in the Postgresql FAQ in
saying that Windows
> > doesn't support Unicode. XP supports Unicode very
well indeed.
> > The FAQ I referenced prattles on  about Slovenian
code pages,
> > of all things.  Windows "Code pages" have been
superseded by
> > Unicode. If you go to http://msdn.microsoft.com
and search
> > for "Unicode" you get an eyeful.
> >
> > Having defended the undefendable, however, I'd
like to know if
> > postgresql really still doesn't support Unicode on
windows, as
> > I plan to develop on WindowsXP and deploy on
Linux.
> >
> > Warren Seltzer

Thread here:
http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/3690#new


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