joseph wrote:
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> I was on the postgres lists about 1 1/2 years ago, since then i haven't
> been on then. when there was a question about modifying the way
> postgres does collation and supports character sets on a database (as
> opposed to table, or column-level manner) there was much clammer from
> the developers about how that would break all past applications and it
> was too difficult to program, but as i said, it's been a while. it
> sounds like it's teh same. the developers are annoyed with constant
> reminders of their flawed scheme and there is no timetable for a change
> yet (that i know of).
> qualifications noted.
You should read the archives for the 1 1/2 years you missed. Things
have greatly changed. Ah yes, the option with a custom datatype
with collation emulation was possible any time :-)
Kind regards
Tino