Euro symbol

I’m using oracle server 8.1.6.0 with charset WE8ISO59P15 and I can’t put the euro symbol “€” inside the database…
When using Toad 7.1.7 or SqlPlus I can’t even make the symbol at the sql editor.
And it looks like some king of “Vertical bar” when I use Copy-> Paste from notepad.

Does anyone knows how to solve this problem, I’ve check the forum search engine but I can’t find a solution…

Please, tell me that someone as already experience this problem…

Regards
André R.

Probably you have 2 problems:

1. Check NLS_LANG key (parameter) in register, does it have valid character set (WE8ISO8859P15)

2. Win NT (Win2000) has bug, copy-paste doesn'n correct if you turn on in ENG keyboard layout
(try turn on in YOU_LANG keyboard layout and exec copy-paste).

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Probably you have 2 problems:
1. Check NLS_LANG key (parameter) in register, does it have valid character set (WE8ISO8859P15)
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It was “NA” but now I change it to WE8ISO8859P15 (on the Client). It doesn’t change a lot…

I have these parameters THAT I can get using Toad.

Session
NLS_CALENDAR = GREGORIAN
NLS_COMP=BINARY
NLS_CURRENCY=$
NLS_DATA_FORMAT=RR.MM.DD
NLS_DATA_LANGUAGE=PORTUGUESE
NLS_DUAL_CURRENCY= ? (Inverted)
NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS=,.
NLS_SORT=WEST_EUROPEAN
NLS_TERRITORY=PORTUGAL
….

Instance

NLS_LANGUAGE=AMERICAN
NLS_TERRITORY=AMERICA
…

DATABASE
NLS_LANGUAGE=AMERICAN
NLS_TERRITORY=AMERICA
NLS_CURRENCY=$
NLS_ISO_CURRENCY=AMERICA
NLS_CHARSET= WE8ISO8859P15
NLS_DATA_FORMAT=DD-MON-RR
NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE=AMERICAN
NLS_SORT=BINARY
NLS_DUAL_CURRENCY=$
NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET= WE8ISO8859P15
…

where is the NLS_LANG parameter show?

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2. Win NT (Win2000) has bug, copy-paste doesn'n correct if you turn on in ENG keyboard layout
(try turn on in YOU_LANG keyboard layout and exec copy-paste).
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I´m using the portuguese layout.... and it doesn´t work too!

Plese give me some more information!
tks!

NLS_LANG parameter setup in Windows registry:

key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> Software --> Oracle (1)

key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> Software --> Oracle -->HOME0 (2)

key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> Software --> Oracle --> ORACLE_HOMES --> ORACLE0 (3)

check it.

I don't see NLS_LANGUAGE in session NLS parameters.

Ok, I’ve made the changes to NLS_LANG in the registry (Cliente side, ok?) and I’ve change 3 keys putting WEISO8859P15 where first was “NA”.

My NLS_LANGUAGE in session NLS parameters is (was already) set to “Portuguese”

But I can’t see the NLS_LANG value anywhere… where should I look, in the session parameters?

What about the W2K bug, does MS have any patch for it? I’m using W2K SP2.

Thanks for helping, please forgive my lack off knowledge but NLS parameters are complex for me by now.

In all of theese keys must be string parameter NLS_LANG

try to set NLS_LANG = PORTUGUESE_PORTUGAL.WE8ISO8859P15

if it doesn't work then try

NLS_LANG = AMERICAN_PORTUGAL.WE8ISO8859P15