On 14-11-2011 04:54, Alex Peshkoff wrote:
> 
>> So, it's just a fact of allow it with the new API. And then there must
>> be a way to libraries uses bits of the new API mixed with old one.
>>
> 
> May be I do not understand what you mean here... Why mix?
> 

Because then previously written application would fail in some
circumstances. User then will expect a easy fix, but it would need to
recode all the Firebird API usage.

>> The increase of it is not difficult. I had it working for true 31-chars
>> UTF-8 names AFAIR.
>>
>> It's unlike that the new limit would be greater than 63 UTF-8
>> characters, as 64 * 4 > 255 (blr limitation for names).
> 
> Do we plan to have a special case for ascii?
> 

Why? This is what we have currently no? And it's bad for sure.


Adriano

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