Re: [SQL] psql on FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE-p2 and greek (iso8859-7) chars - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Manuel Sugawara
Subject Re: [SQL] psql on FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE-p2 and greek (iso8859-7) chars
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Msg-id m31y5e36f6.fsf@conexa.fciencias.unam.mx
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In response to psql on FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE-p2 and greek (iso8859-7) chars  (Achilleus Mantzios <achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com>)
List pgsql-general
Achilleus Mantzios <achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I noticed that psql on FreeBSD (i checked also fbsd 4.5 with pgsql port
> installed)
> does not accept 8bit iso8859-* chars > 128 (where the greek chars are).
>
> In linux that works ok, and i can update/insert/select values
> using greek strings.
>
> I know it must be a fbsd/locale issue, but it would be nice
> if someone knew something about it.

If pgsql is using readline adding

  set meta-flag on
  set convert-meta off
  set output-meta on

to /etc/inputrc or ~/.inputrc could help. See readline(3).

Regards,
Manuel.

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