Strange character in sqlplus

hi all, i've find a very strange problem:
if i run this query in plsql developer:
select ascii(substr(ds_esito_mef,1,1)),substr(ds_esito_mef,1,1) from ESITI_MEF_IAER0_RD where key_id_ds_nota=1885212127
i get:
ASCII(SUBSTR(DS_ESITO_MEF,1,1) SUBSTR(DS_ESITO_MEF,1,1)
14844060 “
if i run the same query with sqlplus i get:
SQL> select ascii(substr(ds_esito_mef,1,1)),substr(ds_esito_mef,1,1) from ESITI_MEF_IAER0_RD where key_id_ds_nota=1885212127;
ASCII(SUBSTR(DS_ESITO_MEF,1,1)) SUBS
14844060 ô
in other word, the first give me the symbol “ while the second give me ô even if the ascii code is the same, why this happens?
francesco
thanks

how i can find what codepage i run in sqlplus? how i can set char set?
with nls_lang did you mean the column in the table nls_session_parameters ??

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