Re: Unicode stuff

"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message news:<40ccd9d8$0$11525$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>...
> "FM" <fabrizio.magni_at_mycontinent.com> wrote in message
> news:w72zc.322134$hc5.14094266_at_news3.tin.it...
> > For linux (and some unix) try "locale".
> >
> > For chcp there is a good note on metalink (179133.1). It solved a lot of
> > my character set issues (and I discovered that windows has two different
> > settings for the characterset: registry for GUI and user/system
> > environment for DOS emulation).
> >
> > I hope I didn't write anything naive (usually I read HJR's posts... I
> > don't give advices)
> > FM
>
> Nothing naiive at all... that first sentence of yours is a little bit of
> information I've been asking for on various groups for absolutely *ages*!!
> So many, many thanks for providing an incredibly useful tip to this
> Linuxphobe.

RTFM http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/A87860_01/doc/server.817/a76966/ch2.htm#91431 http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=137127.1 man locale lang

Sorry, I never saw you ask it. When I first learned about O NLS on unix years ago, I couldn't help but stumble over locale.

jg

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