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From:Jan Wieck Date:August 25 2004 11:10am
Subject:Re: How can I get MySql support mutilple worldwide languages?
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On 8/25/2004 5:56 AM, Zhang Lei wrote:

> Hello, 
>    I will appreciate if you can help me!
>    We are now using MySql as our application database. In this application
> multiple lanaguage should be supported. We may store mutilple langauge 
> characters in the 
> same table. But now I am confiused whether MySql supports this feature.

You will need MySQL version 4.1 or newer, which is not officially
released but only available as unsupported ALPHA-software.

See http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Charset-Unicode.html


Jan

>    I've tested with Korean, Janpanese, and Chinese, using java database 
> driver. The url seems like this: 
> mysql://localhost/dbname?autoReconnect=true, but this didn't work. When I 
> store 
> Korean characters, for example in the database, the characters display as 
> "???????". Even if I just copy Korean characters directly into the 
> database, the result was the same. 
>    Is there any problem with MySql database, or, Is there any problem with 
> the java url I used? How can I get MySql support mutilple worldwide 
> languages?
>    Thanks in advance!
> 
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How can I get MySql support mutilple worldwide languages?Zhang Lei25 Aug
  • Re: How can I get MySql support mutilple worldwide languages?Jan Wieck25 Aug