With 8.1.6, you may go through an extensive check with the data in all the character columns in your database to verify the compatibility and then use 'alter database nls_characterset = UTF8'
Zhong
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-----Original Message-----
From: Anne Yu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 6:11 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: Urgent! Change Character Set from WE8IS088591 to UTF8
To change Character Set, You need to recreate the database.
Correct me if I'm Wrong.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 4:31 AM
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i once hear someone said that:
update sys.props$ set value='utf8' where name ='NLS_characterset';
and it seems it do work,but not konw whether it is legal,and no experience
in production database.
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> I have a 8.1.6.0.0 database.
>
> What is the best way to change Character Set from WE8ISO8859P1 to UTF8
>
> from:
> NLS_CHARACTERSET WE8ISO8859P1
>
> To:
> NLS_CHARACTERSET UTF8
>
> Thanks
>
> Larry
>
>
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