Need inputs on CONVERT function in oracle.

My source DB is : US7ASCII
My target DB is : AL32UTF8
Basically I am using oracle CONVERT funciton to convert the data.
Unforutnately AL32UTF8 is not predefined in CONVERT function.
So, is there are any other ways to convert the data ? Plz let me know.
Thx,
Vi.

You have two databases. Database A uses a US7ASCII character set. Database B uses an AL32UTF8 character set.
- Is all the data in Database A actually US7ASCII data?
- What version of Oracle is Database A running? What version of Oracle is Database B running?
- On which database are you running the CONVERT function?
- Why do you believe you need to use the CONVERT function? If you are moving data from one database to another, Oracle should automatically take care of character set conversion.
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