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You can find an answer here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Charset.html MySQL supports column character sets on columns of some types (char,varchar,text). Probably if I were you I would use Unicode in my application. Graham Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a mysql db that contains tables with multiple language fields > for example... > Artist_id 'PK' > Artist_name > Artist_pictLink > Artist_purchaseLink > Artist_bio_Spanish > Artist_bio_English > Artist_bio_German > > I have other tables with a similar layout...Is this needlessly > complicated ? > track_id 'PK' > Artist_id 'FK' > track_name_Spanish > track_name_English > track_name_German > track_path > track_versionTotal > track_purchaseLink > track_pictLink > > Is there a better way to deal with tables that need multiple language > fields...like creating another Db for that language ? > > trying to get the design down before I end up with a huge headache... > > many thanks > > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
