Re: unicode not working in nvarchar column
The database is old, I was hoping I wouldn't have to unload/reload the whole thing. I thought I could just convert the few columns I need to, to nvarchar to support UTF-8, do char columns need to be...
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Re: unicode not working in nvarchar column
Alex,Yes, that was the case. I have tested with:1. Default 1252LATIN1 for Char and UTF8BIN for NCHARNone of char, nchar, varchar, nvarchar properly saves ē and replaces it with substitution character...
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Thanks Jinwoo, it takes me a couple of hours to unload/reload, do you know if there is any special way to make sure i get the right charset conversion on the reload. (I haven't researched yet, I just...
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Hi Alex,>> I need to, to nvarchar to support UTF-8, do char columns need to be converted to UTF-8 as well? Not necessarily - but it depends on how you are planning to insert the data into the...
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Hi Jeff,We are using the sqlanywhere php driver, I have done some tests, on both an nvarchar column in the existing db, and in a new db as per Jinwoo's suggestion. $conn =...
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Hi Ramendra, I think that this problem be difficult to resolve. When you have an official account for support, you should ask this question using the account. (You must present the repro step of...
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Hi Alex, Yes, that is using prepared statements - this should work against an nvarchar column. PHP doesn't natively format data using UTF-8. You can find lots of references for this elsewhere. Try...
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I played around with it some more, it turns out if i indicate that the value i am binding is a blob, it doesn't re-encode the string when i pass it to the database. I just thought i would post that...
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Hi Atsushi, I do have an official account for support. I will create the steps and share during the support ticket. Thanks again for your help. RegardsRamendra
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Hi Ramendra, there may be a fundamentally different approach to your issue, but I don't know if that's possible in v.10. Btw I think it's somewhat odd to run a system that you can't afford to rebuild...
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