Japanese Character encoding error in Informix database

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While inserting Japanese/Chinese characters into Informix database from my asp.net and C# application, I am getting error : Inexact character conversion. Where should I do configuration changes i.e web.config connection string or Informix database?
Please suggest me the appropriate character set

Posted 18-Sep-15 19:45pm

vamsi.welcome

Updated 18-Sep-15 19:51pm

Wendelius

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Some answers on other threads may help you -
Most common causes of error "21005 Inexact character conversion during translation".[^]
Inexact Character Conversion During Translation[^]

Posted 18-Sep-15 20:04pm

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Wendelius · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-18T19:51:00

Solution 1

You would at least need to check and possibly change the codeset in the Informix configuration. Have a look at Help with multibyte locales[^]

Posted 18-Sep-15 19:51pm

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Abhinav S 19-Sep-15 2:02am

Agree. 5.

vamsi.welcome 22-Sep-15 10:12am

Tnx for the reply, I changed client locale to en_US.UTF8 in the system DSN(controlpanel-->AdministrativeTools-->Data Sources(odbc)). But it is not being reflected here : select * from sysmaster:informix.sysdbslocale
Kindly let me know how to change client locale value.

Wendelius 22-Sep-15 10:39am

Client locale is one thing but have you checked the server side locale that Informix uses?

Please have a look at IBM® Informix® Client Software Development Kit, Version 4.10 / Set a GLS locale[^]