Hi, Well, using Linux locales, I have the collation algorithm already (set_locate(...); strcoll() or strxlat()), so I will just define the comparison function to link to my external 5line C code, and also define a persian string type, to be same as varchar, but with my own comparison function...
behdad On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Hamidreza Younesy Aghdam wrote: > Hi, > > I am now using 1256; i mean, I have set the locale to > farsi before installing SQL Server, and I am using the > non unicode types (char, instead of nchar). so I will > have not problem with G-CH-P-JH and they are in the > correct place! (Actually i am not sure about the real > reason). > > I think it will be possible to apply a similar trick, > when using unicode. i.e. using a function to map > unicode characters to our correctly sorted order (a > 0..255 HashTable). The convertion will result in the > loss of data, but there will be no problem if we want > to use it only in the ORDER BY clause. > > Let me know what is your idea. > > --- Behdad Esfahbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Nice idea, this is the same as what I'm going to > > implement for > > postgresql, BTW, does it support PE, CHE, ... too? > > > > > > On Mon, 24 Jun 2002, Hamidreza Younesy Aghdam wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Fortunately I found some kind of solution for the > > > sorting problem, just after sending the mail. I > > was > > > mixied with this problem for more than a week, but > > i > > > don't know why I must find the answer after > > sending > > > the question (beleive me)! May be some kind of > > holy > > > spirit on this mailing list ;) > > > > > > As I had talked personaly to some of the friends > > in > > > this list before and we didn't find a reasonable > > > solution, I hope this may be useful for some of > > you: > > > > > > 1. create a userdefined function: > > > > > > CREATE FUNCTION CorrectSort (@field char(100)) > > > RETURNS char(100) > > > AS > > > BEGIN > > > RETURN REPLACE(REPLACE((REPLACE(REPLACE(@field, > > > 'Heh','$' > > ),'Waw','Heh')),'$','Waw'),'Keheh','Kaf') > > > END > > > > > > use the exact farsi characted instead of the > > "Heh", > > > "Waw", "Keheh", "Kaf". use any dummy char instead > > of > > > "$") > > > > > > then use this function in the order by clase: > > > SELECT * FROM Personal > > > ORDER BY CorrectSort(Lastname), > > CorrectSort(Firstname) > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > BTW, I am still looking for some solution for > > > substituting the Keheh with Kaf on data entry. > > > > > > ===== > > > ....../--/| > > /--/|................................... > > > ...../ /_// / > > /.................................. > > > ..../ / /amidreza Younesy Aghdam > > > .../ ___ / / Emails : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ../ /|_/ / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ./__/ //__/ /omepage:http://ce.sharif.edu/~younesy > > > .|__|/ > > |__|/....................................... > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > FarsiWeb mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/farsiweb > > > > > > > -- > > Behdad Esfahbod 4 Tir 1381, 2002 Jun 25 > > http://behdad.org/ [Finger for Geek Code] > > > > Debug is human, de-fix divine. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > FarsiWeb mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/farsiweb > -- Behdad Esfahbod 4 Tir 1381, 2002 Jun 25 http://behdad.org/ [Finger for Geek Code] Unix: Some say the learning curve is steep, but you only have to climb it once. -- Karl Lehenbauer _______________________________________________ FarsiWeb mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/farsiweb
