What character set is the database in? select value from v$NLS_PARAMETERS where parameter = 'NLS_CHARACTERSET'
what have you set your NLS_LANG environment variable to before your script runs? Are you sure the data you are getting back is wrong and not your terminal emulator displaying it correctly? (I only ask cause I have been caught by this - TWICE :() Ken. -----Original Message----- From: Vorce, Tim (T.) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 09 September 2002 14:26 To: dbi users perl.org Subject: bytes in dbi Currently, I have inserted a data entry in the database (oracle) that contains an extended character Pr\351nom to be exact. I tried use utf8 (appears to be for source text), and use bytes, but still whenever the data is selected from oracle using dbi, I get back Prenom, which is not the same thing... How do I tell dbi to not convert the data to us ASCII??? Tim Vorce Ford Motor Company [EMAIL PROTECTED]
