- comment out setcharset() use in sqlite and mssql drivers (http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/pear/MDB2/MDB2/Driver/mssql.php?r1=1.177&r2=1.178)

program/lib/MDB2/Driver/mssql.php

@@ -349,12 +349,14 @@ class MDB2_Driver_mssql extends MDB2_Driver_Common
 
         @mssql_query('SET ANSI_NULL_DFLT_ON ON', $connection);
 
+/*
         if (!empty($this->dsn['charset'])) {
             $result = $this->setCharset($this->dsn['charset'], $connection);
             if (PEAR::isError($result)) {
                 return $result;
             }
         }
+*/
 
        if ((bool)ini_get('mssql.datetimeconvert')) {
            @ini_set('mssql.datetimeconvert', '0');

program/lib/MDB2/Driver/sqlite.php

@@ -412,12 +412,14 @@ class MDB2_Driver_sqlite extends MDB2_Driver_Common
                 'unable to establish a connection', __FUNCTION__);
             }
 
+/*
             if (!empty($this->dsn['charset'])) {
                 $result = $this->setCharset($this->dsn['charset'], $connection);
                 if (PEAR::isError($result)) {
                     return $result;
                 }
             }
+*/
 
             $this->connection = $connection;
             $this->connected_dsn = $this->dsn;