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INTRODUCTION REQUIREMENT Oracle Unicode database support Page 3
WHAT IS UNICODE? Supplementary Characters Oracle Unicode database support Page 4
Unicode Encodings UTF-8 Encoding Oracle Unicode database support Page 5
UCS-2 Encoding UTF-16 Encoding Oracle Unicode database support Page 6
UNICODE AND ORACLE AL24UTFFSS Oracle Unicode database support Page 7
UTF8 UTFE AL32UTF8 AL16UTF16 Oracle Unicode database support Page 8
COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Oracle Unicode database support Page 9
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SUMMARY Oracle Unicode database support Page 13
Oracle Unicode database support October 2001 Author: Simon Law Contributing Authors: Oracle Corporation World Headquarters 500 Oracle Parkway Redwood Shores, CA 94065 U.S.A. Worldwide Inquiries: Phone: +1.650.506.7000 Fax: +1.650.506.7200 www.oracle.com Oracle Corporation provides the software that powers the internet. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. Various product and service names referenced herein may be trademarks of Oracle Corporation. All other product and service names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright 2000 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved.