Hey Ron, Here's that whitepaper I had mentioned on the list...
Why We Are Moving Our Databases to the UTF8 Character Set by David F. Pennington, GlaxoSmithKline HTH Chris PS. For everyone else, you can find the whitepaper using Google, or email me direct. -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 10:57 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I have always used US7ASCII character set. I am creating a new server and database for an existing production application and I was wondering if I should be using one of the newer character sets. Is there a newer character set that would still work with the old application data? Ron Smith -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Smith, Ron L. INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
Why We Are Moving Our Databases to the UTF8 Character Set.doc
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