Geoffrey Myers <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > So, now the question is, is this effort even worth our effort? > What is the harm in leaving our databases SQL_ASCII encoded? You're declaring bankruptcy on being able to make any sense of the data you stored. Is that really what you think you need? For converting, you might be interested into those two blog entries: http://tapoueh.org/articles/blog/_Getting_out_of_SQL_ASCII,_part_1.html http://tapoueh.org/articles/blog/_Getting_out_of_SQL_ASCII,_part_2.html Regards, -- Dimitri Fontaine http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general