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National Language Support NLS_LANG Parameters and Components Default Values for NLS_LANG NLS Initialization Parameters Language, Territory and Character Set Parameter Lists Installing Additional Languages

NLS_LANG Parameters and Components The Oracle7 Server for Windows NT provides NLS that enables users to interact with the database in their selected language. When you install Oracle7 Server for Windows NT, you select a language for database messages. The Oracle Installer supplies a value for the NLS_LANG parameter to specify the language selected. The NLS_LANG parameter uses the following format: NLS_LANG = language_territory.character_set where: languageSpecifies the language and its conventions for displaying messages, day name, and month name. territorySpecifies the territory and its conventions for calculating week and day numbers. character_setControls 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 Windows NT Registry under: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\NLS_LANG. Additional Information See Oracle7 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 for the languages selected during installation of Oracle7 Server for Windows NT. Language NLS_LANG Value ArabicARABIC_UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.AR8MSWIN1256 Brazilian PortugueseBRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE_BRAZIL.WE8ISO8859P1 CzechCZECH_CZECH REPUBLIC.EE8MSWIN1250 DanishDANISH_DENMARK.WE8ISO8859P1 DutchDUTCH_THE NETHERLANDS.WE8ISO8859P1 EnglishAMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1

FinnishFINNISH_FINLAND.WE8ISO8859P1 FrenchFRENCH_FRANCE.WE8ISO8859P1 GermanGERMAN_GERMANY.WE8ISO8859P1 GreekGREEK_GREECE.EL8MSWIN1253 HebrewHEBREW_ISRAEL.IW8MSWIN1255 HungarianHUNGARIAN_HUNGARY.EE8MSWIN1250 ItalianITALIAN_ITALY.WE8ISO8859P1 JapaneseJAPANESE_JAPAN.JA16SJIS KoreanKOREAN_KOREA.KO16KSC5601 NorwegianNORWEGIAN_NORWAY.WE8ISO8859P1 PolishPOLISH_POLAND.EE8MSWIN1250 PortuguesePORTUGUESE_PORTUGAL.WE8ISO8859P1 RussianRUSSIAN_CIS.CL8MSWIN1251 Simplified ChineseSIMPLIFIED CHINESE_CHINA.ZHS16CGB231280 SlovakSLOVAK_SLOVAKIA.EE8MSWIN1250 SpanishSPANISH_SPAIN.WE8ISO8859P1 Swedish SWEDISH_SWEDEN.WE8ISO8859P1 Traditional ChineseTRADITIONAL CHINESE_TAIWAN.ZHT16BIG5 TurkishTURKISH_TURKEY.WE8ISO8859P9 NLS Initialization Parameters NLS can also be set by the database instance using the following initialization file parameters. NLS_LANGUAGE NLS_TERRITORY NLS_SORT The NLS initialization parameters set NLS information specific to a database session or instance. NLS_LANGUAGE Any of the language values in the section "Language, Territory and Character Set Parameter Lists" in this appendix can be used for the NLS_LANGUAGE parameter. NLS_TERRITORY Any of the territory values in the section "Language, Territory and Character Set Parameter Lists" in this appendix can be used for the NLS_TERRITORY parameter. Using ALTER SESSION To set the language for a single Server Manager session, define NLS_LANGUAGE and NLS_TERRITORY with the command: SRVMGR> ALTER SESSION SET NLS_LANGUAGE = language NLS_TERRITORY = territory where language and territory correspond to values listed in the section, "Language, Territory and Character Set Parameter Lists". This changes the language only for that Server Manager session. Additional Information See Oracle7 Server Reference for more information on NLS. NLS_SORT The value for the NLS_SORT initialization parameter is dependent on the language selected for the database instance. Oracle7 Server Reference contains information on all available NLS initialization parameters. Language, Territory and Character Set Parameter Lists The following tables include all possible settings for the supported languages, territories, and character sets for Oracle7 Server for Windows NT. Use these values independently within the NLS_LANG configuration parameter or use the language parameter to set the default values for territory and character set.

Additionally, the language and territory values listed can be used in the initialization parameters NLS_LANGUAGE and NLS_TERRITORY. Languages AMERICAN ARABIC BENGALI BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE BULGARIAN CANADIAN FRENCH CATALAN CROATIANCZECH DANISH DUTCHEGYPTIAN ENGLISH ESTONIANFINNISH FRENCH GERMANGERMAN DIN GREEKHEBREWHUNGARIAN ICELANDICINDONESIANITALIAN JAPANESEKOREAN LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH LATVIANLITHUANIANMALAY MEXICAN SPANISHNORWEGIANPOLISH PORTUGUESE ROMANIAN RUSSIAN SIMPLIFIED CHINESE SLOVAKSLOVENIAN SPANISHSWEDISHTHAI TRADITIONAL CHINESETURKISHUKRAINIAN VIETNAMESE Territories ALGERIAAMERICAAUSTRIA BAHRAINBANGLADESHBRAZIL BULGARIACANADACATALONIA CHINACISCROATIA CYPRUSCZECH REPUBLIC CZECHOSLOVAKIA DENMARKDJIBOUTIEGYPT ESTONIAFINLANDFRANCE GERMANYGREECEHONG KONG HUNGARYICELANDINDONESIA IRAQISRAELITALY JAPANJORDANKOREA KUWAITLATVIALEBANON LIBYALITHUANIAMALAYSIA MAURITANIAMEXICOMOROCCO NORWAYOMANPOLAND PORTUGALQATARROMANIA SAUDI ARABIASLOVAKIASLOVENIA SOMALIASPAINSUDAN SWEDENSWITZERLANDSYRIA TAIWANTHAILANDTHE NETHERLANDS TUNISIATURKEYUKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATESUNITED KINGDOMVIETNAM YEMEN Single-Byte Character Sets AR8ADOS710AR8ADOS710TAR8ADOS720AR8ADOS720TAR8APTEC715 AR8APTEC715TAR8ARABICMACAR8ARABICMACSAR8ARABICMACTAR8ASMO708PLUS AR8ASMO8XAR8HPARABIC8TAR8ISO8859P6AR8MSAWINAR8MSWIN1256 AR8MUSSAD768AR8MUSSAD768TAR8NAFITHA711AR8NAFITHA711TAR8NAFITHA721 AR8NAFITHA721TAR8SAKHR706AR8SAKHR707AR8SAKHR707TBG8MSWIN BG8PC437SBLT8CP921BLT8MSWIN1257BLT8PC775BN8BSCII CDN8PC863CH7DECCL8ISO8859P5CL8KOI8RCL8MACCYRILLIC CL8MACCYRILLICSCL8MSWIN1251D7DECD7SIEMENS9780XDK7SIEMENS9780X E7DECE7SIEMENS9780XEE8ISO8859P2EE8MACCEEE8MACCES EE8MACCROATIANEE8MACCROATIANSEE8MSWIN1250EE8PC852EEC8EUROASCI EEC8EUROPA3EL8DECEL8ISO8859P7EL8MACGREEKEL8MACGREEKS EL8MSWIN1253EL8PC437SEL8PC737EL8PC851EL8PC869

ET8MSWIN923F7DECF7SIEMENS9780XHU8ABMODHU8CWI2 I7DECI7SIEMENS9780XIN8ISCIIIS8MACICELANDICIS8MACICELANDIC IS8PC861IW7IS960IW8ISO8859P8IW8MACHEBREWIW8MACHEBREWS IW8MSWIN1255IW8PC1507LA8ISO6937LA8PASSPORTLT8MSWIN921 LT8PC772LT8PC774LV8PC1117LV8PC8LRLV8RST104090 N7SIEMENS9780XN8PC865NDK7DECNE8ISO8859P10NEE8ISO8859P4 NL7DECRU8BESTARU8PC855RU8PC866S7DEC S7SIEMENS9780XSE8ISO8859P3SF7ASCIISF7DECTH8MACTHAI TH8MACTHAISTH8TISASCIITR7DECTR8DECTR8MACTURKISH TR8MACTURKISHSTR8MSWIN1254TR8PC857US7ASCIIUS8NOOP US8PC437VN8VN3WE8DECWE8DGWE8HP WE8ISO8859P1WE8ISO8859P9WE8ISOICLUKWE8MACROMAN8WE8MACROMAN8S WE8MSWIN1252WE8NCR4970WE8NEXTSTEPWE8PC850WE8PC860 WE8ROMAN8YUG7ASCII Multi-Byte Character Sets AL24UTFFSSJA16EUCJA16MACSJIS JA16SJISJA16TSTSETJA16TSTSET2 JA16VMSKO16KSC5601KO16KSCCS ZHS16CGB231280ZHS16GBKZHS16MACCGB231280 ZHT16BIG5ZHT16CCDCZHT16DBT ZHT32EUCZHT32SOPSZHT32TRIS Installing Additional Languages To install an additional language for your Oracle7 Server for Windows NT (for example, to specify different NLS information for different instances), you must install the language files for that language directly to your Oracle7 Server for Windows NT directories. If you installed Oracle7 Server for Windows NT from the CD-ROM, you can install additional languages by directly copying the complete set of language files for that language from the CD-ROM disc. Copy the following files from the CD-ROM disc to the ORANT subdirectories indicated in the following table. In the file names, x represents the abbreviation for the desired message language. In the directory names, nn represents the version of the product installed. The language file abbreviations are listed in the Language File Abbreviations table later in this appendix. Copy from CD-ROM... To this Directory DBVx.MSB EXPx.MSB IMPx.MSB MGRx.MSB ULx.MSB LCDx.MSB ORAx.MSB SOSDx.MSB OPWx.MSBORANT\RDBMSnn ORANT\RDBMSnn ORANT\RDBMSnn ORANT\RDBMSnn ORANT\RDBMSnn ORANT\RDBMSnn ORANT\RDBMSnn ORANT\RDBMSnn ORANT\RDBMSnn NCRx.MSB NLx.MSB

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