Re: [Firebird-odbc-devel] Charset and dialect in DSN

[Jorge A. B. <jor...@gm...>]

Helen:

Ok, it=B4s for connection. But, dont yo think could be better to define a
single/standard charset and dialect for connection, use it all time, and
forget about defining them at ODBC?

I have SQL Server and MySQL ODBC DSN here, and none of them asks for
charsets (being dialect IB/FB exclusive).

Regards

2007/9/16, Helen Borrie <he...@fi...>:
>
> At 10:59 AM 17/09/2007, you wrote:
> >Is there any reason to ask charset and dialect to user in DSN window?
>
> Yes, absolutely.
>
> >Shouldnt be obtained from the DB at connect time?
>
> How could it?  ODBC is a *client* interface. A client has to be
> *connected* to a database in order to read the database
> file.  Charset and dialect are connection parameters, i.e., they are
> needed for the connection request.
>
> Helen
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