CharSet database parameter
Description
Specifies the character set you want the Sybase Open Client™ software
to use when connecting to a Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise database
or a database accessed through DirectConnect.
When to specify CharSet
You must specify the CharSet parameter before connecting
to a database.
Controls
-
ASE, SYC Sybase Adaptive
Server Enterprise -
DIR Sybase DirectConnect
Syntax
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CharSet='<span>character_set</span>' |
Default
None
Usage
When you specify a value for CharSet, PowerBuilder:
-
Allocates a CS_LOCALE
structure for this connection -
Sets the CS_SYB_CHARSET value
to the character set you specify -
Sets the SQL Server
CS_LOC_PROP connection property with the new locale
information
Overriding the Locale parameter
If you have previously set a value for the Locale parameter
that includes settings for the language and character set you want
to use, you can override the character set value by specifying a
new value for the CharSet parameter and reconnecting to the database.
Unicode data access
PowerBuilder can
access Unicode data in an Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 12.5
or later Unicode database or in Unicode columns in ASE 12.5 or later. PowerBuilder converts
between double-byte character set (DBCS) data and Unicode automatically,
provided that the CharSet and Language parameters are set with DBCS
values (or the Locale parameter is set with DBCS values). For example:
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CharSet='big5' |
|
1 |
Language='tchinese' |
Examples
To set the character set to iso_1:
-
Database profile
Type the following in the Character Set box on the Connection
page or Regional Settings page in the Database Profile Setup dialog
box:1iso_1 -
Application
Type the following in code:
1SQLCA.DbParameter="CharSet='iso_1'"