Default encoding in database

Hi List

I'm using PostgreSQL version PostgreSQL 7.1.2
When I create a new database it's made with SQL_ASCII by default.
What do I have to do to make LATIN1 the default encoding?
This is how I configured Postgres
./configure --with-java --enable-odbc --enable-multibyte=LATIN1
--enable-locale --enable-unicode-conversion

Can anybody help me?

Best regards,
Jacob Vennervald Madsen
Mobile Systems Developer

GoPinocchio
Norrebrogade 45
DK-2200 Copenhagen
www.gopinocchio.com
+45 26750106

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