FreeTDS Development Group

["ZIGLIO Frediano" <Frediano.Ziglio AT mail.vodafone.it>]

> > > > If a system does not have UCS-2LE we should set a flag like
> > > > "convert UCS-2BE to UCS-2LE"... another suitable flag is pass 
> > > > from UCS2
> > > > (if direct conversion is not supported convert first to ucs2 
> > > > and then to destination...)
> > > 
> > > tds_iconv_open() should set such a flag in the TDSICONVINFO 
> > structure, and
> > > tds_iconv should honor it.  That way, no other code has to 
> > bother with it.  
> > > 
> > 
> > MMmmm... a new idea.
> > Currently we convert first names to canonical, than we try 
> to use this
> > name with iconv. So we fill alternative with all possible names! 
> 
> My thought exactly.  You just have to be sure to guard 
> OS-specific named
> with #if, to avoid conflicts.  Remember, we need that table for
> Server->canonical->iconv lookups.  
> 

Hi James!

In this case I think code is better than any explanation. Update iconv.c and 
look at new code...

freddy77