You can specify the default character set when setting up client connections to the database.
Connection Type |
Method of Specifying Default |
CLIv2 Connections |
On network-attached clients: Specify the character set in the clipsb.bat, using the character set ID shown in the DBC.CharTranslationsV view. See Teradata Call-Level Interface Version 2 Reference for Workstation-Attached Systems. |
On mainframe clients: Specify the character set in the System Parameter Block (HSHSPB) on the client (parameters IBCCSN, IBOSCS and IBCCSC). See Teradata Call-Level Interface Version 2 Reference for Mainframe-Attached Systems. |
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ODBC Driver Connections |
Use the Session Character Set parameter of the Teradata ODBC driver setup dialog box to set the default client character set. See ODBC Driver for Teradata User Guide. |
JDBC Driver Connections |
Specify the default character set in the CHARSET connection parameter for the Teradata JDBC driver. See Teradata JDBC Driver User Guide. |
Windows .NET |
Specify the default character set in the connection dialog box of the client tool. For an example, see Teradata SQL Assistant for Microsoft Windows User Guide on how to define a .NET data provider. |