On 22-3-2016 15:10, Alex Peshkoff wrote: > On 03/22/2016 04:54 PM, Jim Starkey wrote: >> On 3/22/2016 8:33 AM, Dimitry Sibiryakov wrote: >>> Hello, All. >>> >>> Because there is nothing like isc_spb_lc_ctype, must be established a >>> rule for >>> determining of encoding of all strings passed into services and back. I >>> suggest to use >>> following: >>> If isc_spb_utf8_filename is included in SPB, all strings are supposed >>> to be in UTF8. >>> Otherwise they are in ANSI code page on Windows and current locale on >>> *nix. >>> >>> Do you agree? >>> >> I don't agree. It would be better all around if everything passing over >> the wire is passed as utf-8. > > Certainly - but we must support old clients.
In that case wouldn't it be better to bump the SPB version and declare that from that version strings buffers are UTF-8 only? Mark -- Mark Rotteveel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transform Data into Opportunity. Accelerate data analysis in your applications with Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. Click to learn more. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785351&iu=/4140 Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel