> As a minor side issue, we did some _very limited_ testing with MS SQLServer > 2000 using unicode v ascii queries. Using unicode, queries tended to run at > about half the speed compare to using ascii. > This was client server, so it is likely that the increased network traffic > is to blame, but bear it it mind.
Actually, Unicode is much more difficult to handle than the small character encoding sets. Some slowdown is probably to be expected. -- Joel Rees, programmer, Kansai Systems Group Altech Corporation (Alpsgiken), Osaka, Japan http://www.alpsgiken.co.jp -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]