Index: database/CreoleDatabase.class.php
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--- database/CreoleDatabase.class.php   (revision 2130)
+++ database/CreoleDatabase.class.php   (working copy)
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@
 
                        }
 
+            $charset = $this->getParameter('charset', null);
+            
+            if (!empty($charset))
+            {
+                $query = "SET CHARSET ".$charset;
+                $this->connection->executeUpdate($query);
+            }
+            
                        // get our resource
                        $this->resource = $this->connection->getResource();