Starting a database server using character set translation

Character set translation takes place if the client and server locales are different. Character set translation is enabled by default in Sybase IQ servers version 12.7. You can turn character set conversion on and off explicitly on the database server command line.

StepsEnabling character set translation on a database server

  1. Start the database server using the -ct+ command-line option. For example:

    start_asiq -ct+ asiqdemo.db
    

StepsDisabling character set translation on a database server:

  1. Start the database server using the -ct- command-line option. For example:

    start_asiq -ct- asiqdemo.db