International Language Support (INTL)

Adriano dos Santos Fernandes

Table of Contents

Default COLLATION Attribute for a Database
ALTER CHARACTER SET Command
Connection Strings & Character Sets
Other Improvements

Some improvements appear in this release to tighten and enhance Firebird's handling capabilities for international language environment.

Default COLLATION Attribute for a Database

Databases of ODS 11.2 and higher can now optionally be created with a default collation associated with the default character set. For details, please see Default COLLATION Attribute for a Database in the DDL chapter.