The NLS_LANG environment variable for Form Builder 10g on Linux

Hi,
I have installed Oracle Developer Suite 10g on Linux Enterprise AS4 successfully,and set environment variable NLS_LANG="SIMPLIFIED CHINESE_CHINA.ZHS16GBK",LANG="zh_CN.UTF-8".When i executed the following: /home/oracle/Orant/bin/frmbld
I got the error as:
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Resource id in failed request:Ox2c000af
Serial number of failed request:3376
Current serial number in output stream 3517
FRM-18122: ’Form Builder Debugger.
If i delete the NLS_LANG environment variable,the Form Builder can be running,but i can't keyboard input[b] chinese characters in the PL/SQL Editor.
I don't know how to solve the problem,anybody can help me?

Hello Howard,
Check out the following link here you can find your desired NLS parameters.
http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/globalization/htdocs/nls_lang%20faq.htm
And about the NLS_LANG for developer why you want to create for developer. Its is already there in REGISTRY. Just seaching in developer registry you can find there.
how do I set more than 1 at a time.
You can set only one NLS_LANG parameter at a time.
-Ammad
Edited by: Ammad Ahmed on Apr 15, 2010 8:52 PM

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