joseph wrote: ... > I was on the postgres lists about 1 1/2 years ago, since then i haven't > been on then. when there was a question about modifying the way > postgres does collation and supports character sets on a database (as > opposed to table, or column-level manner) there was much clammer from > the developers about how that would break all past applications and it > was too difficult to program, but as i said, it's been a while. it > sounds like it's teh same. the developers are annoyed with constant > reminders of their flawed scheme and there is no timetable for a change > yet (that i know of). > qualifications noted. You should read the archives for the 1 1/2 years you missed. Things have greatly changed. Ah yes, the option with a custom datatype with collation emulation was possible any time :-) Kind regards Tino
