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Re: Character set conversions in JDBC

From: Chris O <itoys1_at_optusnet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:47:41 +1000
Message-ID: <41ed83fc$0$20980$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>


Rauf Sarwar wrote:
> Frank van Bortel wrote:
> <snip>
>

>>No, I don't. I know that I miss a crucial part in your essay:
>>the Oracle client. The client has it's own settings, and may
>>be responsible for yet another conversion, and thus another
>>possibility to go wrong. Check those settings!

>
> <snip>
>
> JDBC Thin driver (Type 4) has nothing to do with Oracle SQL*Net/Net8/9.
> You may be referring to JDBC OCI driver (Type 2), which requires Oracle
> client (SQL*Net/Net8/9). Both drivers do the character set conversion
> in slightly different ways.
>
> Regards
> /Rauf
>

Yes Frank, I understand the conversions performed by the regular OCI client but as Rauf has pointed out the JDBC Thin driver does things differently. I'm trying to get a handle on these differences.

Cheers Chris Received on Tue Jan 18 2005 - 15:47:41 CST

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