Reading English text in multi-byte character set DB - Any Issues?

From: William R. Jones <william.jones_at_aawc.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 11:29:10 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <200403041629.LAA28320@swiftsure.cnchost.com>

We are in the process of creating a new data warehouse to replace (and expand on) an older one. The database will be an Oracle 9i RAC with Data Guard (logical standby) setup.

There are near-term future plans for adding text, address information from other languages (i.e., Portuguese, Spanish, French and possibly Japanese and Chinese addresses). If we go to a multi-byte setup (e.g., double-byte), will we encounter any problems with storing and reading English text?

Also, are there any other issues that anyone has encountered using a multi-byte character set on an Oracle database that is primarily (98+ %) storing English text?

Regards,

William

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