AW: Characterset / conversion problem

> NLS_LANG = .WE8ISO8859P15
> In other words set your NLS_LANG environment setting the same as the
NLS
> settings in your database.

Oh, thanks for the great hint! The parameter NLS_LANG was not at all set for the (os) oracle user. I set it according to your example, and everything is fine now, the import worked and I still have all my special characters *yippie*.

> Go at the end for UTF16, it will cost you more database space but you
> have everything checked for the future (only check at regular
intervals
> if all client, database, middletier have the same characterset)

This isn't possible. According to metalink note 276914.1, " From 9i onwards the NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET can have only 2 values: UTF8 or AL16UTF16 who are Unicode charactersets."

Thanks a lot!

Nora

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