Hi me again
maybe I'd better come up with something concrete to see if any of you
can help me:
I've downloaded the paper describing how to create a custom collation
for interbase under
http://www.ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?a=ibphoenix&page=ibp_collation

Next, I had to adapt the makefile a little until I was able to compile
gdsintl2.dll. Now I wanted to run the cs_example.sql file (to be found
at the above link) but when I start it, I get a lot of error messages
so would any of you please have a look at my console log and tell me
what the problem ist:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Sancho\Desktop\custom collation
schreiben>isql
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SQL> input cs_example.sql;
ISQL Version: WI-V6.5.0.28
InterBase/x86/Windows NT (access method), version "WI-V6.5.0.28"
on disk structure version 10.1

CHARACTER_SET CHARACTER_SET_ID
============================== ================

ASCII 2
BIG_5 56
CYRL 50
DOS437 10
DOS850 11
DOS852 45
DOS857 46
DOS860 13
DOS861 47
DOS863 14
DOS865 12
EUCJ_0208 6
EXAMPLE_CHARSET 251
GB_2312 57
ISO8859_1 21
KSC_5601 44
NEXT 19
NONE 0
OCTETS 1
SJIS_0208 5

CHARACTER_SET CHARACTER_SET_ID
============================== ================
UNICODE_FSS 3
WIN1250 51
WIN1251 52
WIN1252 53
WIN1253 54
WIN1254 55


COLLATION COLLATION_ID
============================== ============

EXAMPLE_COLLATION 250
PXW_INTL 1
PXW_INTL850 2
PXW_NORDAN4 3
PXW_SPAN 4
PXW_SWEDFIN 5
WIN1252 0

Statement failed, SQLCODE = -924

bad parameters on attach or create database
-CHARACTER SET EXAMPLE_CHARSET is not defined
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select * from x2 order by a;
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select * from x2 order by a descending;
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create index x2 on x2(a);
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select * from x2 order by a;
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set echo off;
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select * from x3;
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select * from x3 order by a;
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select * from x3 order by a descending;
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create index x3 on x3(a);
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select * from x3 order by a;
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commit;
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/* Now set the DEFAULT CHARACTER SET of the database to the new
character set
NOTE: We cannot do this when the database is created as the charset
must be declared to the database first */

execute procedure set_default_character_set ('EXAMPLE_CHARSET');
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commit;
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/* Reload the database so the metadata is reloaded */
connect '/tmp/example.gdb' user 'SYSDBA' password 'masterkey';
Statement failed, SQLCODE = -924

bad parameters on attach or create database
-CHARACTER SET EXAMPLE_CHARSET is not defined
show database;
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create table x4 (a character(25));
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commit;
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show table x1;
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show table x2;
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show table x3;
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show table x4;
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commit;
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/* These drops will fail as objects are in use */
execute procedure drop_collation ('EXAMPLE_COLLATION');
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execute procedure drop_collation ('EXAMPLE_CHARSET');
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execute procedure drop_character_set ('EXAMPLE_CHARSET');
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commit;
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drop table x2;
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execute procedure drop_collation ('EXAMPLE_COLLATION');
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execute procedure drop_character_set_alias ('EXAMPLE_BY_ANOTHER_NAME');
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drop table x1;
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drop table x3;
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drop table x4;
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execute procedure drop_character_set ('EXAMPLE_CHARSET');
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commit;
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select * from show_character_sets;
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select * from show_collations ('WIN1252');
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/* drop database; */
quit;