SQL_SetCharset

Syntax

native bool:SQL_SetCharset(Handle:h, const charset[]);

Usage

h
Database or connection tuple Handle.
charset
The character set string to change to.

Description

Sets the character set of the current connection.
Like SET NAMES .. in mysql, but stays after connection problems.

Note

If a connection tuple is supplied, this should be called before SQL_Connect or SQL_ThreadQuery.

Note

The change will remain until you call this function with another value.

Note

This native does nothing in SQLite.

Example: "utf8", "latin1"

Return

True, if character set was changed, false otherwise.