NLS and NVarchar2 Vs Varchar2 variables

From: <rpudupet_at_my-dejanews.com>
Date: 1998/10/28
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Hi group, I want to find out the significance of using NChar/Nvarchar2 variable. When are they used and what are the advantages?? In my specific case, I have chosen UTF8 as a database character set. If the client (VC++) uses Unicode libraries to pass multibyte strings to the database, can I use Varchar2 varibles instead of Nvarchar2?? As far as I can see that the only advantage of using Nvarchar2/NChar variables is when the Database character set is different from the client encoding scheme. Please advise or correct me if I'm completely mistaken... Ram

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