Re: 8-bit Character Sets

In article <ace.78.001372DD_at_ics.forth.gr> ace_at_ics.forth.gr (Andreas C. Enotiadis) writes:
>In article <16_at_cgoldbug.win.net> rjm_at_cgoldbug.win.net (Richard Markowitz) writes:
>>From: rjm_at_cgoldbug.win.net (Richard Markowitz)
>>Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 04:09:14 GMT
>>Subject: 8-bit Character Sets
 

>>I am trying to create Oracle databases using 8-bit characters. I have tried
>>the various NLS support options at installation, but I continue to get
>>7-bit ASCII database (that is oracle databases that return 7-bit characters.)
>>I have verified that even when 8-bit characters are stored only 7-bits are
>>returned. My best suggestion from Oracle has been to use RAW data type.
 

>>This application is currently written for Ingres where 8-bit character sets
>>are easy to do. Does anyone have an database using 8-bit characters.
>>Am I missing an option?
>>I am running 7.0.15 on SUN 4.1.3U1 SPARC-10.
>
>We've done it over here in the exact same setup using various windows based
>application builders (Ora*Card, Gupta, Excel) and it works fine. The most
>important parts were to specify the correct nls_lang parameter for both sides
>of the connection. Otherwise ora7win.dll (or is it SQ*Net I'm not sure) strips
>the high bit. The NLS_LANG parameter we use is Greek_Greece.EL8ISO8859P7 which
>allows the full 256 ASCII character set to pass unhindered.
>Regards
>Andreas
>

What type of system are you running on? If you are on a UNIX such as sequent's dynix, it is 7bit and the only way you can insert and SEE 8bit is via an xterminal device that will show 8bit (when set up right).

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