> would postgres convert data on the fly from UTF-8(storage) to ASCII for > sorting That ain't possible, it seems, or else we wouldn't need UTF-8. Karsten -- GMX FreeMail: 1 GB Postfach, 5 E-Mail-Adressen, 10 Free SMS. Alle Infos und kostenlose Anmeldung: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freemail ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster