Support for Paradox and dBASE

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Many character sets and their corresponding collations are provided to support Paradox for DOS, Paradox for Windows, dBASE for DOS, and dBASE for Windows.

Character Sets for DOS (Support for Paradox and dBASE)

The following character sets correspond to MS-DOS code pages, and should be used to specify character sets for InterBase databases that are accessed by Paradox for DOS and dBASE for DOS:

Character sets corresponding to DOS code pages
Character set DOS code page

DOS437

437

DOS850

850

DOS852

852

DOS857

857

DOS860

860

DOS861

861

DOS863

863

DOS865

865

The names of collation orders for these character sets that are specific to Paradox begin “PDOX”. For example, the DOS865 character set for DOS code page 865 supports a Paradox collation order for Norwegian and Danish called “PDOX_NORDAN4”.

The names of collation orders for these character sets that are specific to dBASE begin “DB”. For example, the DOS437 character set for DOS code page 437 supports a dBASE collation order for Spanish called ­“DB_ESP437”.

For more information about DOS code pages, and Paradox and dBASE collation orders, see the appropriate Paradox and dBASE documentation and driver books.

Character Sets for Microsoft Windows (Support for Paradox and dBASE)

There are five character sets that support Windows client applications, such as Paradox for Windows. These character sets are WIN1250, WIN1251, WIN1252, WIN1253, and WIN1254.

The names of collation orders for these character sets that are specific to Paradox for Windows begin “PXW”. For example, the WIN1252 character set supports a Paradox for Windows collation order for Norwegian and Danish called ­“PXW_NORDAN4”.

For more information about Windows character sets and Paradox for Windows collation orders, see the appropriate Paradox for Windows documentation and driver books.


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