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Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:26:02 -0500
From: Stephen Cook <sclists@gmail.com>
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To: Scott Robertson <stumpednomore@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: warning about console code page on starting psql
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On 12/16/2014 11:10 PM, Scott Robertson wrote:
> Set the code page by entering cmd.exe /c chcp 1252. (1252 is a code 
> page that is appropriate for German; replace it with your value.) If 
> you are using Cygwin, you can put this command in /etc/profile.

Do not type the "cmd.exe /c" part. This will run a new instance of "cmd" 
(the Windows command-line console); "\c" means "run the following 
command"... So you are basically starting a new console, changing the 
code page within that new console, and exiting back to your original 
console.

Instead, once you have a command prompt, use "chcp 1252" to change the 
code page of the Windows console to match the code page "psql" expects 
from Windows. Then you can run "psql" without the warning. You will have 
to do this each time you open a new command line console, before running 
"psql", as far as I can tell.

-- Stephen


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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/16/2014 11:10 PM, Scott Robertson
      wrote:<br>
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      Set the code page by entering <span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Courier

        New&quot;">cmd.exe /c chcp 1252</span>. (1252 is a code page
      that is appropriate for German; replace it with your value.) If
      you are using Cygwin, you can put this command in <span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;">/etc/profile</span>.</blockquote>
    <br>
    Do not type the "cmd.exe /c" part. This will run a new instance of
    "cmd" (the Windows command-line console); "\c" means "run the
    following command"... So you are basically starting a new console,
    changing the code page within that new console, and exiting back to
    your original console.<br>
    <br>
    Instead, once you have a command prompt, use "chcp 1252" to change
    the code page of the Windows console to match the code page "psql"
    expects from Windows. Then you can run "psql" without the warning.
    You will have to do this each time you open a new command line
    console, before running "psql", as far as I can tell.<br>
    <br>
    -- Stephen<br>
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