- In this tutorial, How do I use the Oracle query Database character set? Use “ NLSCHARACTERSET ” and “ NLSNCHARCHARACTERSET ” in Oracle database. Check the Oracle database character set SQL SELECT PROPERTYNAME, PROPERTYVALUE from databaseproperties WHERE PROPERTYNAME ='NLSCHARACTERSET'.
- The sourcecharset argument is the name of the character set in which char is stored in the database. The default value is the database character set. Both the destination and source character set arguments can be either literals or columns containing the name of the character set.
- Feb 14, 2012 The database character set in oracle determines the set of characters can be stored in the database. It is also used to determine the character set to be used for object identifiers and PL/SQL variables and for storing PL/SQL program source. The database character set information is stored in the data dictionary tables named SYS.PROPS$.
The database character set in oracle determines the set of characters can be stored in the database. It is also used to determine the character set to be used for object identifiers and PL/SQL variables and for storing PL/SQL program source.
Oracle Database Encoding
Oracle Database Character Set
The database character set information is stored in the data dictionary tables named SYS.PROPS$.
You can get the character set used in the database by SYS.PROPS$ table or any other views (like database_properties/ nls_database_parameters) exist in the database. The parameter NLS_CHARACTERSET value contains the database character set name.
As ‘show parameter’ does not tell you your database char set, Here I’m listing some commands to find the database character set:
Database Character Set Oracle Query Example
There are 2 character sets in oracle, one for varchar/char data type and other for nvarchar/nchar data types, to support uni-code characters. You can select both character sets during database installation as per your desired. To view the character sets you can use the following sql statement. ORA-41400: Bind Character Set (1) Does Not Match Database Character Set (871) (Doc ID 1506516.1) Last updated on FEBRUARY 28, 2019. Applies to: Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.3 and later Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later.