From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Tue Mar 16 06:57:48 2004 Return-Path: Received: from air189.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i2GCvmo23959 for ; Tue, 16 Mar 2004 06:57:48 -0600 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air189.startdedicated.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i2GCvmo23954 for ; Tue, 16 Mar 2004 06:57:48 -0600 Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 82E7F390A52; Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:56:33 -0500 (EST) Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list oracle-l); Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:55:30 -0500 (EST) X-Original-To: oracle-l@freelists.org Delivered-To: oracle-l@freelists.org Received: from cod.mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca (cod.mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca [142.176.61.253]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with SMTP id 37AE93901F9 for ; Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:55:30 -0500 (EST) Received: id JAA26666; Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:03:23 -0400 Received: by gateway id <0HUO00FEJ6ROY3@bionet.bio.dfo.ca> for oracle-l@freelists.org; Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:59:48 -0400 (AST) Received: by gateway id ; Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:59:59 -0400 Content-return: allowed Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:59:58 -0400 From: "Boivin, Patrice J" Subject: RE: Oracle does not (always) understand French - was RE: Use of t he q uote / apostrophe in text fields To: "'oracle-l@freelists.org'" Message-id: <1A4AC4BAB9C50A42854582B69B08C034042628F3@MSGMARBIO05> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C40B56.960576D0" X-archive-position: 887 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: BoivinP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca Precedence: normal Reply-To: oracle-l@freelists.org X-list: oracle-l ------_=_NextPart_001_01C40B56.960576D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Stay away from 8-bit character sets if you can. =20 In my 9i course the instructor said that Oracle is gradually moving = toward 16-bit character sets, including unicode. =20 Patrice. -----Original Message----- From: Robson, Peter [mailto:pgro@bgs.ac.uk]=20 Sent: March 16, 2004 7:17 AM To: 'oracle-l@freelists.org' Subject: Oracle does not (always) understand French - was RE: Use of = the q uote / apostrophe in text fields More on a subject not unlike the apostrophe. =20 One of our people entered the following text string into an Oracle = field: =20 'CR=C8ME DE LA CR=C8ME' =20 This field was then inserted into another table on a remote instance, checked for comparison, and the French accents were found to have gone: =20 'CREME DE LA CREME' =20 Do a dump on this, and: =20 Typ=3D96 Len=3D17: 67,82,69,77,69,32,68,69,32,76,65,32,67,82,69,77,69 =20 ... notice that the third character, '69' SHOULD be '200'. =20 Is it because Oracle prefers 'soixante-neuf' but doesn't like French... = ! =20 Actually, this conundrum is all down to different character sets ( WE8ISO8859P1, and US7ASCII ) being established on different instances. = Oh Really... Just something to watch out for. =20 =20 peter edinburgh =20 =20 ********************************************************************* This e-mail message, and any files transmitted with it, are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. If this message was not addressed to you, you have received it in error and any copying, distribution or other use of any part of it is strictly prohibited. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of the British Geological Survey. The security of e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed and the BGS accepts no liability for claims arising as a result of the use of this medium to transmit messages from or to the BGS. . http://www.bgs.ac.uk ********************************************************************* ------_=_NextPart_001_01C40B56.960576D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Stay=20 away from 8-bit character sets if you can.
 
In my=20 9i course the instructor said that Oracle is gradually moving toward = 16-bit=20 character sets, including unicode.
 
Patrice.
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Subject: Oracle does not (always)=20 understand French - was RE: Use of the q uote / apostrophe in text=20 fields

More=20 on a subject not unlike the apostrophe.
 
One=20 of our people entered the following text string into an Oracle=20 field:
 
'CR=C8ME DE LA = CR=C8ME'
 
This=20 field was then inserted into another table on a remote instance, = checked for=20 comparison, and the French accents were found to have=20 gone:
 
'CREME DE LA CREME'
 
Do a=20 dump on this, and:
 
Typ=3D96 Len=3D17:=20 = 67,82,69,77,69,32,68,69,32,76,65,32,67,82,69,77,69
 
...=20 notice that the third character, '69' SHOULD be = '200'.
 
Is=20 it because Oracle prefers 'soixante-neuf' but doesn't like French...=20 !
 
Actually, this conundrum is all down to = different=20 character sets ( WE8ISO8859P1, and US7ASCII ) being established on = different instances.=20 Oh Really... Just something to watch out for.
 
 
peter
edinburgh
 
 


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