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Using SQL : Code-page conversion in SQL applications
 

Code-page conversion in SQL applications

In SQL applications, when OpenEdge performs code-page conversions, these generally occur on the server. In ABL applications, by contrast, these generally occur on the client.
The following figure shows a typical SQL application and the code-page conversions performed by OpenEdge.
Figure 12. Code-page conversion in an SQL application
Compare this figure with the following figure, which shows a typical ABL application and the code-page conversions performed by OpenEdge.
Figure 13. Code-page conversion in an ABL application