Oracle Database 10g Developer 6i Settings For Arabic Urdu Support Work

  • Verify with:

    • Before going live with Arabic/Urdu support in Developer 6i + Oracle 10g, verify:

    | Component | Setting | Status | |-----------|---------|--------| | DB Character Set | AL32UTF8 | ☐ | | NLS_LANG (Server) | ARABIC*.AL32UTF8 | ☐ | | NLS_LANG (Client/Developer) | ARABIC*.AL32UTF8 | ☐ | | Windows System Locale | Arabic/Urdu | ☐ | | Developer Home Registry | FORMS60_CHARACTER_SET=AL32UTF8 | ☐ | | Fonts Installed | Arial Unicode MS / Urdu Fonts | ☐ | | Form Visual Attributes | Right-justified, RTL reading | ☐ | | Reports Destype | PDF for printing | ☐ | | Test String | مرحبا، اردو: ے، ڑ، ں | ☐ | Verify with:

    This is the most critical step. The Oracle Client (used by Developer 6i) needs to know how to interpret the bytes it receives from the database. Before going live with Arabic/Urdu support in Developer

    The Setting: For Arabic/Urdu support with Developer 6i, set the value to: This is the most critical step

    ARABIC_UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.AR8MSWIN1256

    Why this specific string?