Peter Eisentraut wrote: > c) Problem: 8bit characters were displayed/interpreted wrong in psql > This is due to the fact that the Win32 "console" uses a > different encoding than the rest of the Windows system > Solution: Introduced a new psql variable WIN32_CONSOLE > When set with "\set WIN32_console", the function OemToChar()
> Bruce Momjian writes: > > > Is this a valid feature? Should I document it? > > Maybe it's a valid feature, but the implementation is not valid. > Other applications also make use of the print routines (e.g., createlang), > and they cannot interactively set variables. So I repeat: the print > routines may not access the psql settings. > > I think we ought to detect the console type automatically anyway. > Certainly we don't want people to have to set this variables all the time. Agreed. Automatic is ideal. Any ideas out there? -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (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 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster