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 22.2.3.60 `mysql_set_character_set()'
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 `int mysql_set_character_set(MYSQL *mysql, char *csname)'
 
 *Description*
 
 This function is used to set the default character set for the current
 connection. The string `csname' specifies a valid character set name.
 The connection collation becomes the default collation of the character
 set. This function works like the `SET NAMES' statement, but also sets
 the value of `mysql->charset', and thus affects the character set used
 by `mysql_real_escape_string()'
 
 This function was added in MySQL 5.0.7.
 
 *Return Values*
 
 Zero for success. Non-zero if an error occurred.
 
 *Example*
 
      MYSQL mysql;
 
      mysql_init(&mysql);
      if (!mysql_real_connect(&mysql,"host","user","passwd","database",0,NULL,0))
      {
          fprintf(stderr, "Failed to connect to database: Error: %s\n",
                mysql_error(&mysql));
      }
 
      if (!mysql_set_charset_name(&mysql, "utf8"))
      {
          printf("New client character set: %s\n", mysql_character_set_name(&mysql));
      }
 

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