Name
collation_define — define a new collation
Synopsis
collation_define
(
|
in COLLATION_NAME varchar , |
| in FILE_PATH varchar , | |
in
ADD_TYPE
integer
); |
Description
This function lets you define a new collation.
Parameters
COLLATION_NAME
The name to be assigned to the new collation.
FILE_PATH
The path and file name of the collation definition file. The path must be specified in the format appropriate to the operating system hosting the Virtuoso server.
ADD_TYPE
is the type of the new collation: 1 for 8-bit collation (256-byte blob); 2 for UNICODE collation (65536-byte Unicode blob). A value of 0 instructs the function only to check the validity of the definition file and to return a resultset containing the codes of the valid exception definitions.
Return Types
If 0 is supplied to the ADD_TYPE parameter then a result set will be returned containing the codes of the valid definitions.