Re: Setting the Client Language

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:08:56 +0200
Message-ID: <to7ppetpb7fa3d@news.demon.nl>

"Steven Pannell" <steven.pannell_at_gmx.net> wrote in message news:9m0al4$bep9d$1_at_ID-82797.news.dfncis.de...
> Hi,
>
> I am having problems display german umlauts which are stored in my Oracle
8i
> datebase. The database server is correctly set nls_lang = GERMAN but
when
> I check the session it tell me the language is AMERICAN.
>
> Does anyone know how I can change the default language for my client under
> unix?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Steve
>
>
>

This is not a language but a characterset problem

export NLS_LANG="German_Germany.WE8ISO8859P1" you are using US7ASCII now.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA Received on Wed Aug 22 2001 - 12:08:56 CDT