Re: BUG #2024: Wrong Greek ISO-encoding assignment

Nikolaos Papageorgiou wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      2024
> Logged by:          Nikolaos Papageorgiou
> Email address:      nikchem@tellas.gr
> PostgreSQL version: 8.1.0.1
> Operating system:   Windows 2000 Professional & XP Pro
> Description:        Wrong Greek ISO-encoding assignment
> Details:
>
> Dear Sirs,
>
> I have been using your marvellous product for sometime now and I have come
> across a rather unusual bug.
>
> It is supposed that Greek ISO-encoding is ISO-8859-7.
> For some unknown reason from version 8.1 it is encoded as ISO-8859-6 which
> is normally used by Arabic language and ISO-8859-7 produces Hebrew. It is
> probably a one codepage shift left.
>
> Please correct it or let me know what is really happening

I think it gets the encoding from the XP system settings.

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