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Re: what characterset to use?

From: <sybrandb_at_hccnet.nl>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:53:29 +0200
Message-ID: <dscad3dvsl6v65rci37d444tg6hupo3omm@4ax.com>


On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:54:57 -0700, Ben <balvey_at_comcast.net> wrote:

>After reading this it sounds like Oracle is saying that conversion is
>a bad thing and that the database character set should be set the same
>as the client.

That is EXACTLY what Oracle is NOT (I REPEAT: NOT) saying.

Oracle SAYS:
THE DATABASE CHARACTERSET SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THE CHARACTERSET OF THE O/S. WHAT IS SO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THAT?

-- 
Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA
Received on Wed Aug 29 2007 - 03:53:29 CDT

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