User defined characters

Original Post:
Hello:
I got the same problem, that oracle client SQL*PLUS and other database tool like TOAD doesn't support the user-defined characters.
Note : the database's encoding is Big-5 but the client uses Codepage 950.
I've tried set NLS_LANG=TRADITIONAL CHINESE_TAIWAN.ZHT16MSWIN950 but it still fails.
The user defined character has it's Big-5 code and Unicode in the system, which works fine. And the encoding conversion is fine with Java program with JDBC, but it doesn't work with Oracle client and other database tool that I suppose the encoding conversion is done by oracle client too.
Thanks for the reply.
My Answer to S. Wolicki :
1. The Database Character set is UTF8
2. select DUMP(NAME, 1016) from PBB
it returns:
Typ=1 Len=9 CharacterSet=UTF8: e5,bc,b5,e9,82,b1,e5,b3,af
(Note : there are 3 characters, the 3rd character is "e5, b3, af", which is a user-defined character and failed to convert)
the character in Big-5(CP950) is cb 8e, and in unicode it's e3 7a.
Software version :
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, Real Application Clusters, Oracle Label Security, OLAP
and Data Mining options

The user defined character has it's Big-5 code and
Unicode in the system, which works fine.
And the encoding conversion is fine with Java program with
JDBC, but it doesn't work with Oracle client and
other database tool that I suppose the encoding
conversion is done by oracle client too.
1. The Database Character set is UTF8
2. select DUMP(NAME, 1016) from PBB
Typ=1 Len=9 CharacterSet=UTF8:
e5,bc,b5,e9,82,b1,e5,b3,af
(Note : there are 3 characters, the 3rd character is
"e5, b3, af", which is a user-defined character and
failed to convert)What did you mean by failed to convert?
Not being familiar with the glyphs or languages used here, I used the character info from these urls
http://unicode.org/cgi-bin/GetUnihanData.pl?codepoint=5cef
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/dbcs/950.mspx
character       unicode (Big-5 /    utf-8 encoded
                      code page 950)
stretch; sheet   U+5F35   B169        -> e5 bc b5
surname; hill    U+90B1   AAF4        -> e9 82 b1
peak, summit     U+5CEF     ?         -> e5 b3 afThe last character here, I did not find the definition in cp 950. Perhaps FBDF but this code point is marked as "unused" in Windows code page 950.
Which Windows code page are you using exactly? (Maybe some extension?)
>
the character in Big-5(CP950) is cb 8e, and in
unicode it's e3 7a.According to Microsoft definitions cb8e is undefined.
U+E37A is in the Private use area.
What result do you expect, and what result do you get in e.g. Sql*plus?
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