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On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 1:04 PM, MauMau <maumau307@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, so Tatsuo san suggested to restrict server encoding <-> NCHAR
> encoding combination to those with lossless conversion.


If it's not lossy then what's the point? From the client's point of view
it'll be functionally equivalent to text then.


-- 
greg

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 1:04 PM, MauMau <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:maumau307@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">maumau307@gmail.com</a>&gt;</sp=
an> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Yes, so Tatsuo san suggested to restrict server encoding &lt;-&gt; NCHAR en=
coding combination to those with lossless conversion.</blockquote></div><br=
></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">If it&#39;s not lossy then what&#39;s the=
 point? From the client&#39;s point of view it&#39;ll be functionally equiv=
alent to text then.<br>

</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>greg<br>
</div></div>

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