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Sqlplus and Arabic characters [message #250088] Sat, 07 July 2007 16:20 Go to next message
Upperm
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Hello folks,

I'm using OS win2k
and I've a 9.2010 Oracle DB.

The purpose is the following:
How can I view the arabic characters while using SQLPLUS?

Thanks for any help.

Re: Sqlplus and Arabic characters [message #250092 is a reply to message #250088] Sat, 07 July 2007 16:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BlackSwan
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>How can I view the arabic characters while using SQLPLUS?
This NOT really a SQL*Plus issue, but the OS upon which it runs.

Your question "assumes" the arabic characters are actually & correctly stored in the database; which may or may not be the case.

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Re: Sqlplus and Arabic characters [message #251239 is a reply to message #250092] Thu, 12 July 2007 13:42 Go to previous message
andrew again
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First, you need to prove that Windows can display the characters using something simple like notepad. This example (using DOS sqlplus) shows how to display Euro sign on a typical US Windows machine.

--=================================================================
Euro is CHR(14844588) (U+20AC)
--=================================================================
1.) Set NLS_LANG in registry for current Oracle Home to something having a Euro
 e.g. AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8MSWIN1252

-- trick to show NLS_LANG used in current sqlplus run. Ignore the error
-- just look at the NLS setting reported

SQL> @%NLS_LANG%
SP2-0310: unable to open file "AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8MSWIN1252"

-- Default DOS codepage 437 (Euro sign display test fails)
2.) C:\>chcp
Active code page: 437

C:\>sqlplus usr/pass@db

SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.4.0 - Production on Thu Oct 7 14:27:37 2004

Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.


Connected to:
Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.2.0 - Production
With the Partitioning option
JServer Release 8.1.7.2.0 - Production

SQL> select CHR(14844588), dump(CHR(14844588)) from dual;

CHR DUMP(CHR(14844588))
--- ------------------------
Ç   Typ=1 Len=3: 226,130,172   <<=== Incorrect display (default codepage 437)


-- change to Windows codepage 1252 (Euro sign display test works)
3.) C:\>chcp 1252
Active code page: 1252

4.) Set font in DOS window to Lucida Console (it contains Euro)

5.) C:\>sqlplus usr/pass@db

SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.4.0 - Production on Thu Oct 7 14:28:21 2004

Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.


Connected to:
Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.2.0 - Production
With the Partitioning option
JServer Release 8.1.7.2.0 - Production

6.) SQL> select CHR(14844588), dump(CHR(14844588)) from dual;

CHR DUMP(CHR(14844588))
--- ------------------------
¤   Typ=1 Len=3: 226,130,172   <<=== Correct display (codepage 1252)



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