Encoding in my Oracle 9.

Dear list.
a) How can I find out what character encoding is being used inside of our datbase, using Enterprise manager. I have tried looking under database initalisation parameters, but could only find things like NLS_language settings etc. (please dont tell me this is determined by locale...!)
b) is their a way of viewing "real" data inside of oracle, guaranteeing correct display. I realise this is probably a flawed questions. e.g When I use SQLplus on my machine to view the data it shows differently from that of Enterprise Manager.
c) I want to change our database to use utf-8. what would be the best way to change this setting? Do I have to re-install, or can I change this in the init.ora file ?
I would appreciate any adivce.
regards,
Ben Bookey

I assume this is a dumplicate of this thread: How can I determine which character encoding is being used internally? where I have posted a response.
Justin
Distributed Database Consulting, Inc.
http://www.ddbcinc.com/askDDBC

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: : : : >***</RATING>, Jan Johansson & Radiojazzgruppen:
: Den
: : : : Korte Fristen (Megafon 1991)<RATING rank="3"
: text="Good"
: : : : >***</RATING>, 300.000 Km/h (Heptagon
1994)<RATING
: : : : rank="4" text="Excellent" >****</RATING>, Musik Genom
: : Fyra
: : : : Sekler Med Jan Johansson (Heptagon 1994)<RATING
: rank="3"
: : : : text="Good" >***</RATING>, Jan Johansson Spelar Musik
: P
: : : Sitt
: : : : Eget Vis (Heptagon 1995)<RATING rank="3" text="Good"
: : : : >***</RATING>, En Resa I Jazz Och Folkton
(Heptagon
: : : : 1995)<RATING rank="3" text="Good" >***</RATING>, Jazz
: P
: : : : Ungerska/In Pleno (Heptagon 1996)<RATING rank="3"
: : : : text="Good" >***</RATING>.</P></DISCOGRAPHY>
: : : : <COPYRIGHT>
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
: : : : Copyright Muze UK Ltd. 1989 -
: 1999</P></COPYRIGHT></ARTICLE>
: : : : </EPM>
: : : You need to start with
: : : <?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"
encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
: : : otherwise it will use UTF-8 as the default encoding. If
this
: : : does not solve your problem please post a new message
using
: : the
: : : Attach File option as we have found the act of cutting and
: : : pasting from a message can "fix" encoding problems.
: : : Oracle XML Team
: : : http://technet.oracle.com
: : : Oracle Technology Network
: It worked the last time with your DTD File as I see it as an
: attachement. Simply start a new thread and attach the XML
file.
: Oracle XML Team
: http://technet.oracle.com
: Oracle Technology Network
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Wls 701 oracle jdriver for 901 coding problem

We are using simplified chinese, after swith to bea jdriver, it messed up
all the encoding. So we cannot display Chinese character correctly.
We are using WLS 7.0.1.0, Oracle 9.0.1 on both Windows and Solaris 8
environment, BEA supplied JDK 1.3.1_03.
We have many diffrent problems with oracle drivers:
1. We want to use XA driver to support distributed transaction, However:
* bea jdriver xa messes up with encoding
* when using oracle 901 driver, everything works fince except webservices.
Workshop application access the ejb, then the workshp application sets
isolation level, but oracle driver does not support it and gives error.
2. When not using XA, oracle thin driver works fine. But we lost XA
capability.
Any work around?

Please try to reset NLS_LANG paramet in your environement before starting
server if you are using weblogic XA driver.
Mitesh
Ma Jie wrote:
We are using simplified chinese, after swith to bea jdriver, it messed up
all the encoding. So we cannot display Chinese character correctly.
We are using WLS 7.0.1.0, Oracle 9.0.1 on both Windows and Solaris 8
environment, BEA supplied JDK 1.3.1_03.
We have many diffrent problems with oracle drivers:
1. We want to use XA driver to support distributed transaction, However:
* bea jdriver xa messes up with encoding
* when using oracle 901 driver, everything works fince except webservices.
Workshop application access the ejb, then the workshp application sets
isolation level, but oracle driver does not support it and gives error.
2. When not using XA, oracle thin driver works fine. But we lost XA
capability.
Any work around?

Decoding pdf data which was encoded as a single string

I am storing a single (very large BLOB) string which is a base64 encoding of a .pdf file.
If I try to decode the string I get a corrupted .pdf file.
Below is the code I'm using to decode...
blob_len := dbms_lob.getlength(pdf_blob);
offset := 1;
amount := 78;
DBMS_LOB.CREATETEMPORARY(blob_dec,true);
loop
if offset >= blob_len then
exit;
end if;
dbms_lob.read(pdf_blob,amount,offset,dec_buffer);
dbms_lob.append(blob_dec,utl_encode.base64_decode(dec_buffer));
offset := offset + amount;
end loop;
NOTE: I know the inital .pdf is fine because if I take the same .pdf file and encode it via Oracle's utl_encode.base64_encode facility, I can decode the data without any issue.
I do notice that the utl_encode.base64_encode creates individual lines of 76 characters in length with CR's at the end of each, whereas the string I need to work with is a single long string of 201,433 characters.
The string is coming in from an external webservice so I cannot influence its format.
I can't read in the string in a single dbms_lob.read call as iIm restricted to the size of the buffer RAW definition (i.e. 32767 ).
Any help appreciated.
anthony.

ascheffer,
Thanks for your reply.
I set the offset to 78 because all examples on the net had this figure.
I've just changed the offset to 76 as per your suggestion, and I can't believe that this works.
You're a hero!!!
Thanks,
Anthony.

Oracle Text

Hi Expert,
how can i use the Oracle text to do searching with the XML documents?
as i shredded the xml documents into the SQL view already,
i cannot create index onto those views.
what can i do with the Oracle text search?
THX a lot~!
Edith

Hi Edith:
Oracle Text can index document in UTF8 or any other encoding supported by Oracle.
Assuming that your table is LRPAPER_XMLTYPE_TBL you can create a Text index with:
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http://www.dbprism.com.ar/xsd/document-v20-ann.xsd
This annotated schema creates these Oracle types:
SQL> desc "document"
Name                                      Null?    Type
SYS_XDBPD$                                         XDB.XDB$RAW_LIST_T
id                                                 VARCHAR2(4000 CHAR)
lang                                               VARCHAR2(4000 CHAR)
header                                             headerType
body                                               CLOB
footer                                             footerType
SQL> desc "headerType"
"headerType" is NOT FINAL
Name                                      Null?    Type
id                                                 VARCHAR2(4000 CHAR)
lang                                               VARCHAR2(4000 CHAR)
title                                              VARCHAR2(4000 CHAR)
subtitle                                           VARCHAR2(4000 CHAR)
version                                            versionType
type                                               VARCHAR2(4000 CHAR)
authors                                            authorsType
notice                                             VARCHAR2(4000 CHAR)
abstract                                           VARCHAR2(4000 CHAR)
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Encoding XMLs stored in DB

I need to store XMLs files having content in all Asian and European languages without altering the charset encoding of the Oracle 9i database.
Also is there any way to index the XML files?
Thanks,
Ravi

This is an idea that almost everybody tries at some point or
another,
and most often gives up once the many limitations are
experienced. But
it can be done with the correct combination of the evaluate()
and/or
de() "delay evaluate" functions.
IIRC you would use something like
<cfoutput>#evalute(de(query.field))#<cfoutput>,
but I never remember for
sure.
P.S. This is different then cross-scripting. Cross-scripting
is all
about scripts that run in/on the client, primarily
JavaScript. This is
code that runs on the server and would be different, as long
as you
don't have a publicly accessible form that allows any old
user to input
the CFML that will be run into your database. That would be a
truly
horrible idea.

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HI ,
I have a BPEL process calling a external web service (which takes String as input and returns String[] as output). It is working fine with 10,1,2. When i tried to migrate to 10,1.3 (install 10.1.3.1 and upgrade that to 10.1.3.3 using the patch)project i got following error while compiling bpel module using Jdeveloper 10.1.3.3 (10.1.2 bpel is migrated to 10.1.3.3) .bpel is calling external webservice having <attribute ref="soapenc:arrayType" wsdl:arrayType="xsd:string[]" />
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Done validating.
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Invalid reference: 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/:Array'
oracle.tip.tools.ide.common.xsdgrammar.SchemaGrammarException: Can not build schema 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/' located at 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/'
Invalid reference: 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/:Array'
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.common.xsdgrammar.SchemaGrammarProvider.buildSchemas(SchemaGrammarProvider.java:202)
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.common.xsdgrammar.GrammarInfo.getGrammars(GrammarInfo.java:859)
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.common.xsdgrammar.GrammarInfo.createGrammarInfo(GrammarInfo.java:802)
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.common.xsdgrammar.GrammarInfo.<init>(GrammarInfo.java:281)
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.common.bpeldesigner.SchemaResolvedObj.buildResolvedDocument(SchemaResolvedObj.java:242)
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.pm.bpelgraph.editors.ExplorerTreeUtil.populateMessagePartItem(ExplorerTreeUtil.java:208)
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.pm.bpelgraph.editors.ExplorerTreeUtil.populateMessageParts(ExplorerTreeUtil.java:135)
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.pm.bpelgraph.editors.ExplorerTreeUtil.populateMessage(ExplorerTreeUtil.java:98)
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.pm.bpelgraph.editors.ExplorerTreeUtil.buildOperationNode(ExplorerTreeUtil.java:80)
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.pm.bpelgraph.editors.PLExplorerTreeNode.populateOperations(PLExplorerTreeNode.java:175)
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.pm.bpelgraph.editors.PLExplorerTreeNode.populateRoles(PLExplorerTreeNode.java:158)
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.pm.bpelgraph.editors.PLExplorerTreeNode.getChildNodes(PLExplorerTreeNode.java:80)
at oracle.tip.tools.ide.pm.bpelgraph.editors.ExplorerTree$TreeExpansionHandler$1.run(ExplorerTree.java:6255)
I don't know what exact the difference between the processing of ArrayType in 10.1.2 and 10.1.3
can someone help me how to resolve this
Regards
ravi

Hi Didier,
I did some more experimenting and I think the problem is somewhere in skins.
I downloaded "mycompany" and "limerone" skin from WebCenter page.
Now the problem appears only if I use mycompany or limerone skin and only with firefox2.0.
In JDeveloper visual editor after deleting oracle-desktop-10_1_3_X_0-en-ie-6-windows-s.css problem is solved and also with IE I have no problem. Also no problem if I use "oracle" skin with firefox2.0.
please try it (new skins + FF) and you will see...
thanks,
Branislav

Need questions for an Oracle interview tomorrow.

Hi,
I have to interview someone tomorrow for and ETL/OWB 11.1 position.
The following are 20 (19 I had to delete one. It was nasty) of the toughest Oracle interview questions ever asked.
Obviously I can't ask them tomorrow for many legal reasons.
Are there any questions that you could suggest to me that I could ask that would be good interview questions? Serious ones that won't get me into trouble.
Meanwhile ,..., enjoy the list.
(This list is borrowed from a Web Page Which is:
http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/infosphere/the-20-hardest-oracle-interview-questions-ever-16692. The author is Vincent McBurney. My thanks to his creativity and humor.)
20 Oracle Interview Questions
    How long have you been using Oracle in terms of minutes?
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    I see you admiring my suit, I chose it because it's the same color as duct tape and you can't see the repairs.
    What innovation do you bring to your wardrobe?
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    In the next ten seconds name five cabbage recipes and relate the back to PL/SQL functions.
    Name 9 Oracle CRM tools in reverse order of popularity.
    Describe the use of %ROWTYPE and %TYPE in PL/SQL using only this piece of paper and the ancient art of origami.
    Name three current Oracle BI partners and several dozen former partners.
    What do databases and chickens have in common?
    I can't ask about your race, sex, religion or weight but I can ask do you have a hot looking partner to bring to company functions?
    This is an immediate pass or fail question: what does the "i" stand for in Oracle 10i?
    How would you restore an Oracle database backup with corrupted backup control files if you are the only person in the office and you have super glued thick oven mitts onto both hands?
    Who do you hate more: IBM, Microsoft, SAP or the Welsh?
    Did you see that messenger in the film 300 who got kicked down the bottomless pit?
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    Do you know how to skipper a yacht? Can you learn before the next Americas Cup?
    You're not from NZ are you? Oracle has kind of a NZ skipper hiring freeze on at the moment, and for the next 99 years.
    What are the SQL hints you can encode into an Oracle view to encode the correct index usage,
    optimize the join between tables and subliminally compel users to stop using SAP.
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