Re: another umlaut problem..

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: 2000/04/07
Message-ID: <955128196.11792.1.pluto.d4ee154e@news.demon.nl>#1/1

No, no, no
NLS_LANG is an environment variable (Unix)/registry key _only_, inside a session it's nls_language and you can't set the characterset. That's just the way it works.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

"Peter Laursen" <pl_at_mail1.remove.this.stofanet.dk> wrote in message news:8cl00i$ps7$1_at_news101.telia.com...
> Stefan skrev i meddelelsen
> <38ED965D.8FD60C3B_at_mediaaktiv.de>...
> > BEGIN {
> >$ENV{'ORACLE_HOME'}="/opt/oracle/product/8.0.5";
> > $ENV{'NLS_LANG'} = "american_america.we8iso8859p1";

> >
> > when I uncomment the line wit $ENV{'NLS_LANG'} all works
fine
> >
> Hi Stefan
>
> This might sound silly but:
> Did you try with American_America.we8iso8859p1 or all
> uppercase as in AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1 ?
>
> Peter Laursen
>
>
Received on Fri Apr 07 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT