> > cat the-source-dump.sql | iconv -t utf8 - > my-converted.sql > > > > Size should not matter in this case... > > Yeah it does. iconv buffers everything in memory, as I recall. Just found an alternative - "uconv" command (part of ICU project): http://www.icu-project.org/userguide/intro.html (not sure if it is in debian, but it does not buffer entire file when used in a pipe). Vlad -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general