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Encoding Issue on Oracle9i [message #274061]

Sat, 13 October 2007 05:20

b_pereira
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Hi,

I am trying to load a few CSV files into Oracle using the sqlldr - The files are encoded using ISO-8859-1 - The database character set is also set to Western European ISO-8859-1, However, once imported some of the characters appear as inverted question marks - the characters are the plus minus character and the super script 2 - Both these character are supported by the ISO-8859-1 - Any idea why this is happening and what's the workaround? - Also the same imported on a Windows machine using UTF-8 as the characterset works fine

I have the NLS_LANG set to AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1

Thanks in advance

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Re: Encoding Issue on Oracle9i [message #274063 is a reply to message #274061]

Sat, 13 October 2007 05:42

Michel Cadot
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Any idea why this is happening

If all what you posted is true, then it is not possible.

Regards
Michel

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Re: Encoding Issue on Oracle9i [message #274065 is a reply to message #274061]

Sat, 13 October 2007 05:50

b_pereira
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Yes all that is posted is true - Another thing that i noticed is that running a dump on the particular column to get the actual values stored in the database corresponds directly to the Ascii codes - I even tried setting the characterset to US7ASCII in the .ctl file but no luck - Is it possible that the SQL loader is treating the datafile as ASCII and importing it exactly as is??

Thanks..

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Re: Encoding Issue on Oracle9i [message #274068 is a reply to message #274065]

Sat, 13 October 2007 06:04

Michel Cadot
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Try to use CHARACTERSET WE8ISO8859P1 in control file.

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Michel

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Re: Encoding Issue on Oracle9i [message #274069 is a reply to message #274068]

Sat, 13 October 2007 06:08

b_pereira
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I'll try that but according to the Sqlldr documentation specifying a characterset in the .ctl file tells the loader the characterset of the datafile and it can then convert the same to the database characterset - Correct me if i'm wrong

Thanks..

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Re: Encoding Issue on Oracle9i [message #274076 is a reply to message #274069]

Sat, 13 October 2007 08:26

Michel Cadot
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You are correct but as what you posted is not possible, I try to find something.
Now post a test case we can reproduce that is create table statement, the control file, and some data to load.

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Michel

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Re: Encoding Issue on Oracle9i [message #274699 is a reply to message #274061]

Tue, 16 October 2007 20:00

b_pereira
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Thanks Guys,

I figured out the issues - It had to do with the setting of NLS_LANG

Regards

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