In SQL applications, when OpenEdge performs code-page conversions, these generally occur on the server. In ABL applications, by contrast, these generally occur on the client.

The following figure shows a typical SQL application and the code-page conversions performed by OpenEdge.

Figure 1. Code-page conversion in an SQL application


Compare this figure with the following figure, which shows a typical ABL application and the code-page conversions performed by OpenEdge.

Figure 2. Code-page conversion in an ABL application