Oracle8(TM) Getting Started for Windows NT
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National Language Support

This appendix describes National Language Support (NLS).

Specific topics discussed are:

NLS_LANG Parameters and Components

Oracle8 for Windows NT provides NLS that enables users to interact with the database in their selected language. When you install Oracle8 for Windows NT, you select a language for database messages. Oracle Installer supplies a value for the NLS_LANG parameter based on the language selected.

The NLS_LANG parameter uses the following format:

NLS_LANG = LANGUAGE_TERRITORY.CHARACTER_SET 

where:

LANGUAGE  

Specifies the language and its conventions for displaying messages, day name, and month name.  

TERRITORY  

Specifies the territory and its conventions for calculating week and day numbers.  

CHARACTER_SET  

Controls the character set used for displaying messages.  

The default language at installation is American English. If you accept the default language, the following value is supplied for the NLS_LANG parameter:

AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1

The NLS_LANG parameter is stored in the registry under \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\NLS_LANG.

Additional Information:

See Oracle8 Server Reference for information on the NLS_LANG parameter and NLS initialization parameters.  

Default Values for NLS_LANG

The following table lists the default NLS_LANG values if you select any of these languages during installation of Oracle8 for Windows NT.

If You Select...   Then the NLS_LANG Value is...  

Arabic  

ARABIC_UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.AR8MSWIN1256  

Brazilian Portuguese  

BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE_BRAZIL.WE8ISO8859P1  

Catalan  

CATALAN_CATALONIA.WE8ISO8859P1  

Croatian  

CROATIAN_CROATIA.EE8MSWIN1250  

Czech  

CZECH_CZECH REPUBLIC.EE8MSWIN1250  

Danish  

DANISH_DENMARK.WE8ISO8859P1  

Dutch  

DUTCH_THE NETHERLANDS.WE8ISO8859P1  

English  

AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1  

Finnish  

FINNISH_FINLAND.WE8ISO8859P1  

French  

FRENCH_FRANCE.WE8ISO8859P1  

German  

GERMAN_GERMANY.WE8ISO8859P1  

Greek  

GREEK_GREECE.EL8MSWIN1253  

Hebrew  

HEBREW_ISRAEL.IW8MSWIN1255  

Hungarian  

HUNGARIAN_HUNGARY.EE8MSWIN1250  

Italian  

ITALIAN_ITALY.WE8ISO8859P1  

Japanese  

JAPANESE_JAPAN.JA16SJIS  

Korean  

KOREAN_KOREA.KO16KSC5601  

Latin American Spanish  

LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1  

Norwegian  

NORWEGIAN_NORWAY.WE8ISO8859P1  

Polish  

POLISH_POLAND.EE8MSWIN1250  

Portuguese  

PORTUGUESE_PORTUGAL.WE8ISO8859P1  

Romanian  

ROMANIAN_ROMANIA.EE8MSWIN1250  

Russian  

RUSSIAN_CIS.CL8MSWIN1251  

Simplified Chinese  

SIMPLIFIED CHINESE_CHINA.ZHS16GBK  

Slovak  

SLOVAK_SLOVAKIA.EE8MSWIN1250  

Spanish  

SPANISH_SPAIN.WE8ISO8859P1  

Swedish  

SWEDISH_SWEDEN.WE8ISO8859P1  

Traditional Chinese  

TRADITIONAL CHINESE_TAIWAN.ZHT16BIG5  

Turkish  

TURKISH_TURKEY.WE8ISO8859P9  

Installing Additional Languages

To install an additional language:

  1. Rerun Oracle Installer.
  2. Enter the language you want to install in the Language dialog box.
  3. Re-install the Oracle products.

This method keeps any language support that was previously installed and adds the new language.




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