# SQL Server query result encoding

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sql-server-query-result-encoding/71131>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 5, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sql-server-query-result-encoding/71131 "2006-10-05T14:28:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Domas\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@Domas\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Domas_S)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sql-server-query-result-encoding/71131/1 "2006-10-05T14:28:41Z")

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How can I specify encoding in which text will be returned from SQL  
server database? I’m using Ruby-DBI.