comparing strings in PostgreSQL

Question

Is there any way in PostgreSQL to convert UTF-8 characters to \"similar\" ASCII characters?

String glāžšķūņu rūķīši would have to be converted to glaz

Answer 1

Use pg_collkey() for ICU supported unicode compare: - http://www.public-software-group.org/pg_collkey - http://russ.garrett.co.uk/tag/postgresql/