Hi Dieter, Dieter Maurer wrote:

Joerg Baach wrote at 2007-5-24 15:28 +0100:

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... I am not sure here, but it looks to me that just using utf-8 constantly might suffice for 'just' storing, modifying and indexing- or am I missing something?

Sure, this is a possibility. You are then using "utf-8" encoded strings rather than unicode itself. You lose a bit of ease when interfacing with systems that do not use "utf-8".

Ok, I think I will live with that. Thanks a lot! Cheers, Joerg