> thanks for the reply, but when I typed "mysql" I meant it without the "d".
Yes, I understand, and I see that it is in the help, but it was my understanding the the character set (at this time) MUST be selected on the server and cannot be selected on the client, but perhaps I am wrong. This is confusing as 'mysql --help' does show it as a valid option! Perhaps a developer can comment. Ken > I'm using the client for lots of batch i/o, little utilities and quick > maintenance. I'm using it on quite a couple of systems (linux in all flavors > and FreeBSD), but only on one of this systems it shows this misbehaviour with > not accepting umlauts. > > s.m. > > > Am Dienstag, 19. März 2002 21:02 schrieben Sie: > > Hi Sasha, > > I assume it not a mistake (as you typed 'mysql' twice), but mysql > > is the name of the client program, you must start the server program > > (safe_mysqld) with the --default-character-set=latin_de. First use > > mysqladmin to shutdown the server, then restart it with safe_mysqld. > > Also I would recommend that you create a '/etc/my.cnf' file and place > > your options in that file. You can find examples in the > > 'support-files' directory of the mysql source code. > > > > Ich hoffe daß ich dir geholfen habe. > > Ken > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "sascha mantscheff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 9:46 AM > > Subject: cannot enter german umlauts in mysql > > > > > I just installed mysql fresh out of the box on a fresh SuSE linux > > > > 7.1. > > > > > mysql does not let me enter german umlauts, though. I tried to start > > > > it with > > > > > "mysql --default-character-set=latin_de", but it complained about > > > > the > > > > > character sets not being installed. Then I installed the mysql > > > > server, which > > > > > in turn installs the character sets. latin_de is not included, > > > > though. I > > > > > tried it with "mysql --default-character-set=german1" instead. No > > > > luck. > > > > > This is not a general problem of my system's configuration. Umlauts > > > > work from > > > > > the console, in xterm and konsole and all other editors and > > > > programs - except > > > > > mysql. Does anyone know why? I did not have this problem with > > > > earlier mysql > > > > > installations and do not have it on other machines. > > > > > > s.m. > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > - > > > > > Before posting, please check: > > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > > > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: > > > > http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
