Thanks for the answer, Carlos. So, I should use Win1252 and be well? That's not too big a problem. I have about 300 tables, but most of the objects do not override the database's charset. Can I change the database's charset by restoring a backed up db into an (empty) database with another charset?
One questions remains, though. If ISO8859_1 is not suitable for that purpose, why have I never been noticing this before? I mean, why do the other drivers/providers translate those bytes correctly to a Euro sign? Having the Euro sign (for notes/memo-fields) is essential for my application so I will try to convert charset as early as possible and give a report back. I will try Win1252 because I don't want the 2 bytes extra for Unicode. Thanks, André CGÁ> "Whatever you are trying to achieve here, note that there is no euro- CGÁ> character in ISO-8859-1. You can use ISO-8859-15, WIN1252, UTF8 CGÁ> or even more strange options, but not ISO-8859-1." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
