Mapping unsupported characters to supported characters

If you convert the database, you must decide what to do with each unsupported character. Each unsupported character must be mapped to one or more supported characters.

For example, you are converting a database from a Latin-1 character set to ASCII. If you have German-speaking users who have entered the character "ä" into the database, you can convert the character in one of these ways:

There is no simple solution to this problem; you must choose the mappings that best fit the needs of your users.


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