Re: Can Informix SE handle 8-bit ASCII

Posted in 1994

Alex McLintock — Thu, 15 Dec 1994 15:09:42 +0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

cabaniss@cap.gwu.edu "Jelks H. Cabanissg III" writes: > Can Informix SE handle eight-bit ASCII? We want to use PCs as front-ends > to a Unix back-end database which would store European languages with > diacritical marks (accents, etc) using the PC character set. > > If at all possible we would like to avoid storing the data as BLOBS. How do I break it to him gently? Informix SE can't handle BLOBS! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha <FX: taken off to funny farm> -- Alex McLintock [also alexmc@biccdc.co.uk] Editor for the Project Galactic Guide (alt.galactic-guide) Number 6