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dbdump, dbload Unicode support

The dbdump Data Unload and dbload Data Load utilities have been updated to properly work in Unicode configuration. These utilities have been enhanced to properly dump and load data out of a Unicode-enabled c-treeACE SQL Server.

The command file must be in ASCII format. The output file generated by dbdump is in Unicode format optionally with a Byte Order Mark (BOM) indicating the Unicode encoding form (using the ‑B new command-line switch).

The input file for dbload needs to be in Unicode (native "wchar" encoding form) optionally with a BOM, in which case the utilities check for the proper format.

Usage:

dbdump -f commands_file [options] database_name

Valid options:

  • -n - Check the command file for errors w/o loading data
  • -p - select query passthru
  • -l - progress frequency
  • -z - maximum multiple reads
  • -B - use BOM (Unicode Byte Order Mark) in output file
  • -u Username - identifiable to the DBMS
  • -a Password - for authentication

The dbload utility uses the same parameters documented in the Command Line Utilities book.

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