Re: FW: Character set equivalent for AL32UTF8 - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Craig Ringer
Subject Re: FW: Character set equivalent for AL32UTF8
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Msg-id 4E428DE0.8000606@ringerc.id.au
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In response to Character set equivalent for AL32UTF8  (RBharathi <rajeshwarbharathi@gmail.com>)
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On 10/08/2011 4:07 PM, Mridul Mathew wrote:

> Does PostgreSQL make a distinction within Unicode in a similar fashion?

No.

> We have not tested our Oracle al32utf8 databases on PostgreSQL, but
> while creating databases in PostgreSQL, we see UTF8 as an option, but
> not al32.

al32utf8 is Oracle specific and doesn't seem to be defined anywhere else.

What _application_ _level_ impact does this have for you? What changes
do your apps expect to see in their use of or communication with the
database?

I strongly suggest that you _test_ this in Pg and see.

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Craig Ringer

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