Wow, it looks like I really did a number on these! I found iconv for Windows and have integrated it into the conversion process... NOw to tackled the Unicode handling (or non-handling) of the SQLite ODBC driver..
This will sure teach me to go around changing things! On 7/30/07, Nuno Lucas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/30/07, Mitchell Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've read a few places that it is not possible to change the encoding > > of a database once it's created. Is it possible to do it in some > > automated way with any of the command line utilities? > > Read about the "pragma encoding" [1] SQL command (you just need to use > it before inserting any data). Note that the "encoding" is always > UNICODE, so you don't gain much with this pragma if you're from the > "western" part of the world > > > I converted a database from SQLite 2.X to 3.X using sqlite.exe's .dump > > function and apparently didn't set the encoding correctly as any > > non-English text isn't accessible. I think I need to set the encoding > > to UTF8 now, though it "just worked" before, so I'm not sure what I > > accidentally did right the first time :-) > > I don't think that is your problem. You were probably using a 2.x > database in "8-bit" mode, not UTF-8. Things can get ugly if you used > the UTF-8 library version on non-UTF-8 strings. > > The only solution I can see is to use something like "iconv" to > translate the dump to UTF-8 before inserting the data into a 3.x > database. That can be more difficult than you think in case of > mismatched use of library versions. > > Regards, > ~Nuno Lucas > > > > > Any help is appreciated! Thanks! > > > > -- > > - Mitchell Vincent > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- - Mitchell Vincent - K Software - Innovative Software Solutions - Visit our website and check out our great software! - http://www.ksoftware.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
