Re: Encoding conversion problem

Andrea wrote:
> Hi Roedy,
> the database (DB2) has this configuration:
> ...
> Database territory     = US
> Database code page     = 850
> Database code set      = IBM-850
> ...
> 
> I've ex****ted to a file the content of a table with a CHAR(N) field
> containing the EURO currency character, then I've opened the file with
> EncodingRecognizer: if I choose IBM850 I see a strange character (like
> a small X), if I choose ISO-8859-1 I see a square.
> 
> I tried a translation with:
> 
> String problematicString = rs.getString(index);
> problematicString = new String(problematicString, "IBM850"); // Am I
> correct?
> 
> but I still get garbage :-(
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Andrea

Those are quite interesting database configuration parameters. Sounds 
like a pre-Unicode setup to me...

Silvio Bierman