

In general, to configure connection definitions for Unicode, it is required to set the DBMS client character set to Unicode. Note: It is recommended to set the DBMS client character set to Unicode for Delphi 2009 and later to avoid conversion loss. The following table summarizes where and what encoding can be used, depending on a Delphi version:Ĭonfiguring Connection Definitions for Unicode

Note that the complete Unicode support can be achieved only with the Unicode Delphi version usage - Delphi 2009 and later. the client character set - UTF8/UTF16 or ACP compatible.įireDAC performs transparent character set conversion between the Delphi application and the DBMS client character set, when it is required.multi-byte strings, such as Unicode, including UTF8, UTF16, and UCS2 encodings.different single byte client character sets and code pages, including standard ANSI.Most enterprise-class database applications must be able to work with character data encoded provided as Unicode. 2 Configuring Connection Definitions for Unicode.
