Since v2.6.0
Returns character set name string for current database.
Syntax:
function GetDatabaseCharacterset: String;
Description:
GetDatabaseCharacterset method returns character set name as it have been reported by server. For example: cp1251.
This method returns 'character_set' server variable's value for MySQL earlier than 4.1.1 and character_set_database server variable value for MySQL greater than 4.1.1
Please read this FAQ section if you want to use Unicode strings in your application: How to use Unicode data in my application?
See also: GetDatabaseCollation method