Re: Client encoding not the same as the db encoding

On Wednesday, February 29, 2012 6:47:21 am Clodoaldo Neto wrote:
> In 9.1.3 the client encoding is not defaulting to the db encoding:
>
> postgresql.conf:
>
> #client_encoding = sql_ascii
>
> => show server_encoding;
> server_encoding
> -----------------
> SQL_ASCII
>
> => show client_encoding;
> client_encoding
> -----------------
> UTF8
>
> In 9.0 the client encoding defaults to the db encoding:
>
> postgresql.conf:
>
> #client_encoding = sql_ascii
>
> => show client_encoding;
> client_encoding
> -----------------
> SQL_ASCII
>
> => show server_encoding;
> server_encoding
> -----------------
> SQL_ASCII
>
> What am i missing? Regards, Clodoaldo

My guess this:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/interactive/release-9-1.html
"E.4.3.10.1. libpq

Add a libpq connection option client_encoding which behaves like
he PGCLIENTENCODING environment variable (Heikki Linnakangas)
The value auto sets the client encoding based on the operating
system locale.
"

Which leads to this:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/interactive/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNECT-CLIENT-ENCODING

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