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Choosing a database
From the beginning, you want to make sure that the database you choose to work with your web application supports other languages. Most databases currently support European (high ASCII) characters. Thus, you can develop English, German, Spanish, and French tables all within the same database.
In general, a database can support only one type of text encoding for the entire database. If you know that you will eventually want to localize your data into Asian or other non-Latin character languages, you will need a Unicode-enabled database that can display double-byte or multi-byte characters in addition to ASCII text, otherwise you will have to maintain different databases for languages that require different encoding. If you are working with a localization vendor, make sure your vendor uses a Unicode-enabled database.
UltraDev supports the following Unicode-enabled databases: IBM DB2, Microsoft Access 2000, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle 8.
For more information about configuring the encoding for a database, consult your database software documentation.
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