Thread: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] UNICODE/UTF-8 on win32

>           To fix UTF8, the data needs to be converted to
> UTF16 and then
>           the Win32 wcscoll() can be used, and perhaps other functions
>           like towupper().  However, UTF8 already works with normal
>           locales but provides no ordering.

Right,. So if that's fixed, then UTF8 will work only on windows?
(currently, upper/lower does not work with 2+ byte unicode characters, on any OS)

... John

"John Hansen" <john@geeknet.com.au> writes:
> Right,. So if that's fixed, then UTF8 will work only on windows?

No.

> (currently, upper/lower does not work with 2+ byte unicode characters, on any OS)

This information is obsolete.

            regards, tom lane