Dittmar, Daniel wrote: > > Sven K�hler wrote: > > I couldn't explain, why MySQL and PostgreSQL use UTF-8 - > can anybody > > explain that to me? > > UTF-8 strings are on average smaller than their UCS2 > equivalents, which > leads to less I/O. > > Daniel Dittmar
correct, if you think about storing mainly 7bit-ASCII (then shorter) but if you think about asian languages, UTF/8 needs more space. Elke SAP Labs Berlin _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
