RE: Urgent! Change Character Set from WE8IS088591 to UTF8

[Martin Kendall]

DO NOT do this in 8i as you will not be able to restart the database.

Martin

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Sent: 14 February 2001 10:31
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i once hear someone said that:
update sys.props$ set value='utf8' where name ='NLS_characterset';
and it seems it do work,but not konw whether it is legal,and no experience
in production database.
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> I have a 8.1.6.0.0 database.
> 
> What is the best way to change Character Set from WE8ISO8859P1 to UTF8
> 
>  from:                             
> NLS_CHARACTERSET                             WE8ISO8859P1   
> 
> To:                            
> NLS_CHARACTERSET                             UTF8  
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Larry
> 
> 
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