Notes for Windows users

vsql is built as a "console application". Since the Windows console windows use a different encoding than the rest of the system, you must take special care when using 8-bit characters within vsql. If vsql detects a problematic console code page, it will warn you at startup. To change the console code page, two things are necessary:

• Set the code page by entering cmd.exe /c chcp 1252. (1252 is a code page that is appropriate for German; replace it with your value.) If you are using Cygwin, you can put this command in /etc/profile.
• Set the console font to "Lucida Console", because the raster font does not work with the ANSI code page.