Display and file character set command line options

Although the focus of this chapter is on character set conversion between clients and Adaptive Server, there are two other places where you may need character set conversion:

Figure 11-4 illustrates the paths and command line options that are available in the standalone utilities isql, bcp, and defncopy.

Figure 11-4: Where character set conversion may be needed

Graphic showing a terminal display, client, file system device, and Adaptive Server, each configured for their own character set

The -J or /clientcharset command line option specifies the character set used by the client when it sends and receives character data to and from Adaptive Server.