Re: PostgreSQL and character set change

Hi,
Thanks.
For anyone else who may be looking for more information, please see
details on how to do it here....
http://docs.moodle.org/en/UTF-8_PostgreSQL#PostgreSQL_UTF8_Migration_How-to
Regards,
Jayadevan

From: "Albe Laurenz" <laurenz(dot)albe(at)wien(dot)gv(dot)at>
To: "Jayadevan M *EXTERN*" <Jayadevan(dot)Maymala(at)ibsplc(dot)com>,
<pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Date: 12/23/2009 01:12 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL and character set change
Sent by: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org

Jayadevan M wrote:
> We have a PostgreSQL server with ASCII data. We have a
> requirement for the db to support UTF also. Which is the best
> approach -
> 1) Make a new installation, move data

This is the only and hence the best approach.
It doesn't have to be a new installation, a new database with
encoding UTF8 is enough.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

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