topic Characther Set (Unicode) in Operating System - HP-UX

Characther Set (Unicode)

Isaac_4 — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 19:51:18 GMT

Hi:

I have question about the unicode, that I'm using in my server hp9000 /RP5470, how can see its?
The problem is because my database accept special characters like (ñ,ò) etc.. But when the database (oracle 8i) interchange information with the HP-UX 11.i the characther special disappears

Can I install an Other Unicode adicional for my server and where can fin it?

PLS Help Me !!!!

Re: Characther Set (Unicode)

H.Merijn Brand (procura — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 02:53:31 GMT

It's all related to the medium you are using to view the data. If for example, you are using a simple xterm, you need a version of xterm that has wide characters enabled (ftp://dickey.his.com/xterm/), and you should have installed a unicode font (iso-10646-1). In that case you can see all the unicode charaters supported in the iso-10646 character set (which do not include chinese, thai, japanese, and arabic, but only fixed width characters).

If otoh you use a decent browser like Opera or Firefox, you need at least set the used encoding to UTF-8 (or whatever your browser accepts as unicode encoding indication) and have the appropriate font available on your client (on M$winblows, Arial Unicode M$ might be the font of choice or Lucida Console, but both have small issues)

If you have dedicated applications, I can't help you here.

Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn [ enjoying utf-8 on both HP-UX and Linux ]

Re: Characther Set (Unicode)

Matti_Kurkela — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 03:34:45 GMT

Check your locale settings, both on HP-UX and Oracle. How is NLS_LANG set in your Oracle environment?

Ensure that your HP-UX locale is set so that it's compatible with Oracle's NLS_LANG. Use the "locale" command to show the current values, and "locale -a" to see all the available choices.

When that's sorted out, you have to ensure that your display device is using a font that contains all the necessary symbols. That of course depends on what display device you're using...