Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Choice of Character Set
Chapter 17 of this topic will cover the subject of character sets in more detail.
However, it's appropriate at this point to explain a little known feature—the
possibility of choosing the exact character set for our exported file.
This feature is activated by setting
$cfg['AllowAnywhereRecoding']
to
TRUE
. We
can see here the effect on the interface:
CSV
This format is understood by a lot of programs, and you may find it useful for
exchanging data. Note that it is a data-only format—there is no SQL structure here.
The available options are:
•
Fields terminated by
: We put a comma here, which means that a comma will
be placed after each field.
Fields enclosed by
: We place an enclosing character here (like the quote) to
ensure that a field containing the terminating character (comma) is not taken
for two fields.
•
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