Re: characterset problem

But how does sqlnet comes into picture when we use OAS ? Also how does nls language in dad affect the application ?

BigP

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 12:19 PM

> On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, bigplanet34_at_hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > Hi there , We have UTF-8 database. We are using OAS with UTF-8
> > setting and java at front end connects to OAS socket to send
> > data to be inserted into oracle Is it required to convert data
> > send by Java to be converted to UTF8 ? OAS (OAS
> > NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.UTF8)
>
> No, sqlnet uses your settings to convert from java's UCS2 to the
> database character set of UTF8.
>
> > When we send some particuler chinese characters into database I
> > get weired results .As shown below . Does it mean 4+2 =5 ?? or
> > I am doing something wrong here .
> >
> > select lengthb(casename), lengthb(caseName||'XX') ,
> > lengthb('XX') from case where casepin=736;
> >
> > LENGTHB(CASENAME) LENGTHB(CASENAME||'XX') LENGTHB('XX')
> > ------------------- ------------------------- -------------
> > 4 5 2
>
> I wonder if the addition of two single byte characters to a
> multi-byte character can confuse lengthb?
>
> What does this query return?
>
> select lengthb(casename), lengthb(caseName||'X') ,
> lengthb('X') from case where casepin=736;
>
>
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