Re: upper() with LATIN1 problem

Hi,

I look at the variable/parameter LC_CTYPE and it is set to C (I think
this is the default) for performance reason, the installer says.

If I use LATIN1 (spanish) what value is the best option for this
variable/parameter?

Thanks!

--
Guillermo González

Tom Lane wrote:
> =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Lic=2E_Guillermo_Gonz=E1lez=22?= <g(dot)gonzalez(at)cybira(dot)biz> writes:
>
>>The problem is:
>>- with a text 'magriñá'
>>- the upper('magriñá') returns MAGRIñà
>>- NOTE that the characters 'ñ' and 'á' didn't change the case.
>
>
> This is determined by your locale (specifically LC_CTYPE) not by what
> the database thinks the encoding is. You'll probably want to re-initdb
> in the desired locale.
>
> regards, tom lane
>