RDB$CHARACTER SETS

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RDB$CHARACTER_SETS describes the valid character sets available in InterBase.

RDB$CHARACTER_SETS

Column name	Datatype	Length	Description
RDB$CHARACTER_SET_NAME	CHAR	67	Name of a character set that InterBase recognizes.
RDB$FORM_OF_USE	CHAR	67	Reserved for internal use. Subtype 2.
RDB$NUMBER_OF_ CHARACTERS	INTEGER		Number of characters in a particular character set; for example, the set of Japanese characters.
RDB$DEFAULT_ COLLATE_NAME	CHAR	67	Subtype 2: default collation sequence for the character set.
RDB$CHARACTER_SET_ID	SMALLINT		A unique identification for the character set.
RDB$SYSTEM_FLAG	SMALLINT		Indicates whether the character set is: User-defined (value of 0 or NULL). System-defined (value of 1).
RDB$DESCRIPTION	BLOB		Subtype text: Contains a user-written description of the character set.
RDB$FUNCTION_NAME	CHAR	67	Reserved for internal use; subtype 2.
RDB$BYTES_PER_ CHARACTER	SMALLINT		Size of character in bytes.