RE: Reading English text in multi-byte character set DB

From: Igor Neyman <ineyman_at_perceptron.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 12:29:53 -0500
Message-ID: <003901c4020e$4dd1cf90$0704a8c0@development.perceptron.com>

We are storing both Eastern and Western European languages in the db along with the majority of English strings. No problems here.

Igor Neyman, OCP DBA
ineyman_at_perceptron.com

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of William R. Jones Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 11:29 AM
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Subject: Reading English text in multi-byte character set DB - Any Issues?

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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Received on Thu Mar 04 2004 - 12:34:44 CST

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