Re: SQL99 CONVERT() function

On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 05:19:50PM +0900, Tatsuo Ishii wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 02:55:04PM +0900, Tatsuo Ishii wrote:
> > > I have added SQL99's CONVERT() function. docs and regression tests
> > > also updated. Our own convert() functions can also be used. Example
> > > usage of CONVERT():
> > >
> > > convert('PostgreSQL' using iso8859_1_to_utf8)
> > ^^^^^
> > What is it? Is it really in standard?
>
> It's a "conversion name".
>
> >From SQL99:
> CONVERT <left paren> <character value expression>
> USING <form-of-use conversion name> <right paren>

Ah.. conversion name. I was thinking it are names of encodings.
It's right.

Karel

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