Janet Bagg wrote: > Please could somebody give me advice on settings for PGSQL with a database > with UTF-8 strings in a large number of languages? I've had no problems so > far in storing/retrieving UTF-8 strings but can't find clear answers to > other issues. > > What locale would be best for sorting this dataset? Does it have to be the > same as the one set for the OS (these seem very limited for Solaris)?
Yes, right now PostgreSQL uses the operating system to do locale ordering. That might change in a future release. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
