Problem while inserting Latin characters

Question

Hi All,
Version details
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bi
PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
CORE    10.2.0.4.0      Production
TNS for Solaris: Version 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.4.0 - ProductionLanguage :
SQL> show parameter nls_lang
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
nls_language                         string      AMERICANCurrently,we are facing problem in inserting Latin characters such as 'ʬ '
We are receiving these characters from another DB via DB Link .What parameters should I change in my DB to accept those Latin characters.
Please suggest an approach or charset that'll allow my Db to accept both English and Latin characters.

Answer 1

Sorry for not providing exact information.But please consider the example character that I've mentioned 'ʬ'.
While I'm trying to insert the above character in my Db with below nls_parameters
SQL>  select parameter||'--> '||value from nls_database_parameters;
PARAMETER||'-->'||VALUE
NLS_LANGUAGE--> AMERICAN
NLS_TERRITORY--> AMERICA
NLS_CURRENCY--> $
NLS_ISO_CURRENCY--> AMERICA
NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS--> .,
NLS_CHARACTERSET--> UTF8
NLS_CALENDAR--> GREGORIAN
NLS_DATE_FORMAT--> DD-MON-RR
NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE--> AMERICAN
NLS_SORT--> BINARY
NLS_TIME_FORMAT--> HH.MI.SSXFF AM
PARAMETER||'-->'||VALUE
NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT--> DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM
NLS_TIME_TZ_FORMAT--> HH.MI.SSXFF AM TZR
NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT--> DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM TZR
NLS_DUAL_CURRENCY--> $
NLS_COMP--> BINARY
NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS--> BYTE
NLS_NCHAR_CONV_EXCP--> FALSE
NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET--> AL16UTF16
NLS_RDBMS_VERSION--> 10.2.0.4.0
20 rows selected.My Table
create table r_dummy (a varchar2(4000))
/Insert Script
insert into r_dummy values('ʬ' )But after inserting
When I retrieve the inserted data
SQL> select *
  2  from r_dummy;
A
?Please lemme know how to insert the above character.