You're using PostgreSQL on Ubuntu, right?
On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Marnen Laibow-Koser <li...@ruby-forum.com>wrote: > cootcraig wrote: > > Help please. My first attempt at Rails, I'm trying to use PostgreSQL > > and I'm seeing this error. I'm also new to PostgreSQL, but the > > default encoding in PostgreSQL appears to be SQL_ASCII. > > You should always use UTF8 for your database. If you do that, you'll be > able to handle any text, and this bug should not affect you. > > > I'm not sure > > if I should try and get the patch > > Perhaps. > > > or try and change the PostgreSQL > > template. > > Change the template. There is no reason to have your DB set to ASCII N > > > Sorry I'm so confused. > > What are you confused by? > > > FWIW, I've been a .NET MSSQL > > developer and want to get up to speed on Rails with PostgreSQL. > > Good choice! > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/4304-cannot-set-postgres-adapter-encoding-to-anything-besides-utf-8 > > Best, > -- > Marnen Laibow-Koser > http://www.marnen.org > mar...@marnen.org > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rubyonrails-talk%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- _________________________________ Joshua S. Martin CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This e-mail message, including any attachment(s), contains information that may be confidential, protected by the attorney client or other legal privileges, and or proprietary non public information. If you are not an intended recipient of this message or an authorized assistant to an intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this message and or any of its attachments (if any) by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be unlawful. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
