> FW means Framework. There are many framework, but here, you seem to mean .NET framework.
> I'm sorry, but it is. Every piece of code in FW is written to work > primarily with unicode. The way, that you can use any other character > set is the feature. As for string or text, yes, but that is not everything. .NET has Byte type too. > Store byte values in DB as bytes and not as chars. Using these hacks > is like writing code in C++ (sorry for any C++ experts). ;) So are you saying I should store this single byte as BLOB in FB2.0 database? I'm from C++ background. I have been using char(1) field with charset=NONE practically as byte field. No offence, but I'm simply curious about your comment. I appreciate your response. Regards, Nobuya ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Firebird-net-provider mailing list Firebird-net-provider@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-net-provider