UTF-16 over UTF-8

The default NATIONAL CHARACTER SET (NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET) for databases created with Oracle9i will be the new character set "AL16UTF16". As this character set does not exist in Oracle8/8i then applications need a client side NLS patch in order to make sense of data stored in NCHAR. Am i right? Also suggest any NLS patch.

Hi
Oracle has produced patches for 8.1.7 and 8.0.6 releases on most platforms to address this. The patches can be found on MetaLink by following these steps:
1. Login to MetaLink - http://metalink.oracle.com
2. Choose Patches from the Menu.
3. Input 1634613 into the Patch Number field.
4. Click the Submit button.
These patches can be used with any patch set release on that platform.
Eg: The patch for 8.0.6 on HPUX 32 bit can be used with 8.0.6.0, 8.0.6.1, 8.0.6.2 or 8.0.6.3.
The patches must be installed in the ORACLE_HOME of any tools being used to connect to the Oracle9i database, and in the ORACLE_HOME of any Oracle8/8i server which uses database links to an Oracle9i instance.
Oracle does not intend to make patches available for any other releases.
cheers
Jan

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