Re: Problem with encoding

From: Andrea Ricci <andrea(dot)ricci(at)dedalus(dot)eu>
To: Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-odbc(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Problem with encoding
Date: 2026-05-25 16:39:35
Message-ID: 7c623964-4cb6-4743-b4e7-97934107e1ea@dedalus.eu
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Yep !

That was the problem, actually using an *UNICODE* driver, everything works

thanks

A

Il 25/05/2026 17:44, Thom Brown ha scritto:
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> On Mon, 25 May 2026, 16:07 Andrea Ricci, <andrea(dot)ricci(at)dedalus(dot)eu> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm using Powerbuilder via ODBC on a PostgreSQL 17 database
> (13.02.00.00 ANSI).
>
> The setting of server encoding is 'UTF8', and in the "Connect
> Setting" parameter of ODBC voice I have "SET CLIENT_ENCODING TO
> 'UTF8'".
>
> The problem appears when I attempt to update a char(4) column with
> '4· ' (34 B7 20 20 in hex)vor similar value with "high"
> characters, via explicit sql instruction.
> The same update instruction via pgAdmin works, of course.
>
>
> You are using an ANSI driver, which won't work with what you are
> sending, particularly because it includes what appears to be a
> multibyte character (that dot in the middle).
>
> Do you have a unicode driver available?
>
> Thom
>
>

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