Re: CHARACTER SET QUESTION

From: Chuck Wolfe <cwolfe_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 17:19:34 -0400
Message-ID: <35C8CC66.10E5@ix.netcom.com>

Paul,

Sorry to give you bad news, but the character set for the database is specified at database creation time and CAN ONLY be changed by recreating the database. Refer to the chapter on National Language Support in your Oracle documentation for more specifics.

Best regards,
Chuck

Charles N. Wolfe
Manager, Database Administration
PsiNet
wolfec_at_psi.com

paul nguyen wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have installed Oracle 7.3 on Sun Solaris to support standard English.
> Now I would like to change. What is the cleaniest way to switch the
> to the international character set.
>
> Please help...
>
> thanks in advance.
>
> Paul Nguyen
Received on Wed Aug 05 1998 - 16:19:34 CDT