What is my nls_language ?

Question

Hi all,
These 3 selects below give me differents things! I'd like to know what is the language used in my database ?
select * from nls_database_parameters where parameter in ('NLS_LANGUAGE','NLS_TERRITORY','NLS_CHARACTERSET');
PARAMETER VALUE
NLS_LANGUAGE AMERICAN
NLS_TERRITORY AMERICA
NLS_CHARACTERSET US7ASCII
select * from v$nls_parameters where PARAMETER like '%LANGU%';
PARAMETER
VALUE
NLS_LANGUAGE
FRENCH
NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE
FRENCH
SELECT * FROM DATABASE_PROPERTIES WHERE PROPERTY_NAME LIKE '%LANG%';
PROPERTY_NAME
PROPERTY_VALUE
DESCRIPTION
NLS_LANGUAGE
AMERICAN
Language
NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE
AMERICAN
Date language
Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

to work in French languageWhat did you mean by "work in french" ?
Is this the output like below :
SQL> select * from toto;
select * from toto
ERREUR à la ligne 1 :
ORA-00942: Table ou vue inexistante
SQL> What is your OS ?
For Windows, run regedit, go to \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\HOME0 (or you HOME)
Then edit NLS_LANG parameter, and type :
FRENCH_FRANCE.xxxx
For Unix, more simple :
export NLS_LANG=FRENCH_FRANCE.xxxx
Just replace xxxx by your character set.
Nicolas.