Re: [Fwd: [GENERAL] [Please Help!!!!!!!!] Problem in

> Ok, but problem is, when i try encode with unicode, it also reject
> me.... invalid UNICODE charater.... :-(

Show me the entire error message please.

> I already try few client, like borland's SQL explorer, zde... and
> restore program come with postgresql...
>
> Sorry, i would like to a special request. After i read preious message
> from you to Gene Leung, let me fully understand under EUC_TW rule ,
> postgresql should reject me (input such invalid charaters). So i request
> a special patch that could to support Big5 or disable the validation.
>
> If postgres do not support Big5, that is big problem in chinese...
> Please help.

Actually PostgreSQL does support Big5. To use Big5, set the client
encoding to Big5 and set the server(DB) encoding to EUC_TW. PostgreSQL
will take care of the conversion between Big5 and EUC_TW.

There are several ways to set the client encoding to Big5:

SQL: set client_encoding to 'Big5';
from psql: \encoding Big5
using environment variable: export PGCLIENTENCODING=Big5 (example for bash)

Hope this helps,
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Tatsuo Ishii