--- externs~	Mon Nov 17 05:45:23 1997
+++ externs	Sat Nov 29 21:14:40 1997
@@ -2516,8 +2516,13 @@
 
 /*****  z39.c	  String Handler        **************************************/
 #define		  AsciiToFull(x)	( (FULL_CHAR *) (x) )
+#if COLLATE
+#define		  StringEqual(a, b)	(strcoll((char *)(a), (char *)(b))==0)
+#define		  StringLessEqual(a, b) (strcoll((char*)(a),(char*)(b))<=0)
+#else /* not COLLATE */
 #define		  StringEqual(a, b)	(strcmp((char *)(a), (char *)(b))==0)
 #define		  StringLessEqual(a, b) (strcmp((char*)(a),(char*)(b))<=0)
+#endif /* not COLLATE */
 #define		  StringCat(a, b)	strcat((char *)(a),(char *)(b))
 #define		  StringCopy(a, b)	strcpy((char *)(a),(char *)(b))
 #define		  StringLength(a)	strlen((char *)(a))