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Im using WebLogic jDriver for Oracle on Solaris with an 8-bit character set, but Im not seeing the characters I expect. Whats the problem?

April 26, 2017character characters expect jDriver Oracle seeing Solaris WebLogic

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Im using WebLogic jDriver for Oracle on Solaris with an 8-bit character set, but Im not seeing the characters I expect. Whats the problem?

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If you are using an Oracle database with an 8-bit character set on Solaris, make sure you set NLS_LANG to the proper value on the client. If NLS_LANG is unset, it defaults to a 7-bit ASCII character set, and tries to map characters greater than ASCII 128 to a reasonable approximation (for example, á, à, â would all map to a). Other characters are mapped to a question mark (?).