ASA Database Administration Guide
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CharSet connection parameter [CS]

Function 

To specify the character set to be used on this connection.

Usage 

Anywhere

Values 

String

Default 

The local character set.

For information on how this is determined, see Determining locale information.

Description 

If you supply a value for CharSet, the specified character set is used for the current connection. Setting CharSet=none disables character set conversion for the connection.

For a list of valid character set values, see Character set labels.