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Creating a UNICODE Database 

You can use this database system to create and implement UNICODE databases.

Procedure

To create a UNICODE database, proceed as follows:

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       1.      To store the metadata of the database instance in UNICODE, set the special database parameter _UNICODE to YES when you install the database instance with the Database Manager.

The CHARACTER columns of the corresponding system tables then have the code attribute UNICODE. The names of database objects (such as table names or column names) can then be displayed in the required presentation code in the database tools.

Once you have installed the database instance, you can no longer change the database parameter _UNICODE. If you still want to change it, you must reinitialize the database instance.

       2.      To store application data in a table column in UNICODE, specify the code attribute UNICODE for the data types CHAR[ACTER], VARCHAR, and LONG[VARCHAR] when you define the column. You can use the special database parameter DEFAULT_CODE to specify UNICODE as the default code attribute for all data.

 

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