If your database has the right ODS version, i.e. that it is created with Firebird 2.5, then you can just use the character set – i.e.

CREATE TABLE MyTable(
MyChineseField Varchar(50) character set GB18030,
MyNorwegianField Varchar(50) character set iso8859_1 collate no_no,
MyASCIIField Varchar(50) character set ASCII);

I’ve never used it myself, but a quick search on the Internet indicates that FBClone possibly could help you change the character set of an existing database.

HTH,
Set

From: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com [mailto:firebird-support@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: 16. september 2014 00:07
To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [firebird-support] Firebirdsql adding new charsets to database




Dear Firebirdsql Community,
I want to add GB18030 charset to an existing firebirdsql database. How can I do that? Is that even doable, or will that require a new database to be created?

Firebird database engine version: 2.5.2

Thank you!


Regards,
Vardan Minasyan


Regards,
Vardan Minasyan
949-645-1019 x2

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