Re: BUG #2213: lack of codepage Windows CP1257

Ansis wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      2213
> Logged by:          Ansis
> Email address:      ataols@latnet.lv
> PostgreSQL version: 8.1
> Operating system:   FreeBSD
> Description:        lack of codepage Windows CP1257
> Details:
>
> It's not exactly a bug, but a really big minus, at least for Latvians.
> Postgre supports ISO-8859-4, which is an official standart, but is not used
> nowhere. The standart de facto is win1257 codepage, but it is not supported,
> so we need to convert on client side manually from ISO-8859-4 to win1257.
> Cuold you include the win1257 codepage in the future versions?
>
> P.S. BTW, win1250,1251,1252,1256,1258 are supported. Why the 1257 is not?

We support code pages that are submitted as patches.  If you would like
to add an encoding or codepage, submit a patch.

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