Re: Internationalization Support

Michael Haggerty writes: >Does Informix handle 8-bit clean characters or does it handle 7-bit ASCII >characters only? This is not my area of expertise, so please excuse me if the answers are not as detailed as you'd like. Our servers are coded "8-bit clean", so what you put in is what you'll get out. >Does Informix support or plan to support multi-byte characters? We have (or are working on) a kanji version that uses 16 bit characters. This is being done by our Asia-Pacific group in Singapore. >Are there any other features in support of internationalization which >Informix supports or plans to support? Our 6.0 servers release will support NLS elements based on the X/Open NLS spec. This will include: - NCHAR and NVARCHAR data types. - collating sequence support via NLS environment variables - support for time, money, and decimal formats in non-SQL operations (SQL statements are restricted by the ANSI standards) Dave -- Disclaimer: These opinions are not those of Informix Software, Inc. ************************************************************************** "I look back with some satisfaction on what an idiot I was when I was 25, but when I do that, I'm assuming I'm no longer an idiot." - Andy Rooney