Or unless the old characterset is US7ASCII and the new characterset is a superset of that, like UTF8, WE8ISO8859Px, etc., and you're database is at least v8.x.
Then you can follow MetaClink article 66320.1, where you just need a few ALTER DATABASE commands and a few instance bounces. Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA > -----Original Message----- > From: Jack van Zanen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 7:38 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Installing an app on a French configured server > > > > Hi > > > Character set is choosen at database creation time (create database > statement). > It can not be changed later unless export recreate import is an option > > > Jack -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
