Re: Utf8 Oracle

From: Frank <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 21:16:45 +0200
Message-ID: <3E8DDA1D.2060507_at_netscape.net>


willevolve wrote:
> Maybe I trust UTF8 too much, but I do not need Asian, Thai or something
> else. I want cover languages in global usage Europe, America, maybe I
> can say expected ones.
>
> If I use UTF8 and varchar2 (not nvarchar2) on ORACLE 8.1.7. my storage
> will still cover different length of characters(?). Middle tier and
> client are Java (UTF8), no conversions at all (escape from mess), and I
> think that I will not have any further complications for some time!
> My documents from application are PDFs, with embedded fonts.
>
> On 9i this must work on same way!
> Do any of You see any problem?
>

No. Bear in mind UTF8 will use multibyte characters for the high-order support of ISO character sets.

Formulated in another way: don't be surprised if a (foreign?) name of 30 characters doesn't fit in a varchar2(30).

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Regards, Frank van Bortel
Received on Fri Apr 04 2003 - 21:16:45 CEST

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