National characters

From: Andrey Bronfin <bronfin_at_VisualTop.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 17:46:13 +0200
Message-Id: <10693.122953@fatcity.com>

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Dear Gurus !

It appears that i need to design , build and support a database that = will support DATA in different languages with different character sets ( = including such "exotic" languages as Chinese , Hindi , Arabic , Russian = , Hungarian and all the European languages ) . The texts in those languages should be stored in Varchar and LOB columns = .
I need to support all those various character sets in ONE DB . I don't = need to manipulate it , just to be able to retrieve the text as it was = stored ( typed in ) .

I have no experience with DB character sets other than English , = therefore i'd like to ask those of U who has such experience to help me = .
Please tell me whether this can be done and how . Where can i read about it ( docs , URLs , etc ... ) ? What should i be aware of ?
Are there any limitations ?

Thanks a lot in advance .

Andrey Bronfin

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Gurus !</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It appears that i need to design , =
build and=20
support a database that will support DATA in different languages with = different=20
character sets ( including such "exotic" languages as Chinese , Hindi , = Arabic ,=20
Russian , Hungarian and all the European languages ) .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The texts in those languages should be =
stored in=20
Varchar and LOB columns .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I need to support all those =
various character=20
sets in ONE DB . I don't need to manipulate it , just to be able to =

retrieve the text as it was stored ( typed in ) .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have no experience with DB character =
sets other=20
than English , therefore i'd like to ask those of U who has such = experience to=20
help me .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please tell me whether this can be done =
and how=20
.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Where can i read about it ( docs , URLs =
, etc ...=20
)  ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What should i be aware of =
?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Are there any limitations =
?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks a lot in advance .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>Andrey Bronfin<BR></FONT></DIV>
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