> >  a) Write documentation how the win32 console needs to be set up so that
> >     psql can handle 8-bit characters.
> >     Where should it be added? The Section "Installation on Windows" in the
> >     Administrator's Guide seems natural to me.
> >
> >  b) Add code to psql that prints a warning on startup of psql when the
> >     console codepage differs from the windows codepage, something like
> >
> >     Warning: Console codepage (850) differs from windows codepage (1252)
> >              8-bit characters will not work correctly. See PostgreSQL
> >              documentation "Installation on Windows" for details.
>
Attached are two patches:

 - installdoc.patch contains an additional paragraph on the win32 console
   codepage for the chapter "Installation on Windows"
   Due to a lack of SGML-tools, I have only edited the text and not tested
   the SGML code - please check it before merging into the CVS branch.

 - psqlcodepage.patch adds the warning about a problematic codepage to psql.


Christoph Dalitz