Re:

From: "Andreas Pflug" <pgadmin@pse-consulting.de>

> Hiroshi Saito wrote:
(snip)
> >It isn't understood.
> >Shouldn't put it in SQL_ASCII.
> >Database comes to return the result which made a mistake.
> >Or, do you use 256(2^8=256) ASCII?
> >
>
> The DB will store 8 bit per character, regardless of the db encoding.
> When it comes to conversion, only 7 bits are valid, if you tell the
> backend "this is ASCII data". Your fault, if it actually isn't.

However,
WHERE of SELECT will go to look for it with 7bit for ENCODING if to be SQL_ASCII.
Then, it fails.
And, order by, too.
Therefore, it is the case which you must not use.

regards,
Hiroshi Saito