Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Oracle buys Innobase

Dann Corbit wrote:

>Doesn't NO PAD connect to the collating sequence (CS) rather than the
>data type?
>
>ISO/IEC 9075-2:1999 (E) (c)ISO/IEC
>4.2 Character strings
>A character set is described by a character set descriptor. A character
>set descriptor includes:
>- The name of the character set.
>- The name of the default collation for the character set.
>For every character set, there is at least one collation. A collation is
>described by a collation descriptor. A collation descriptor includes:
>- The name of the collation.
>- The name of the character set on which the collation operates.
>- Whether the collation has the NO PAD or the PAD SPACE characteristic.
>
>
Sounds locale-specific then... So then the real question is what to
extent the implimentation has free reign regarding which locales use
which collation sequences....

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers
Metatron Technology Consulting