Installing and Using Oracle Components in Different Languages
Learn about installing and using Oracle components in different languages.
- Configuring Oracle Components to Run in Different Languages
You can specify the language and the territory, or locale, in which you want to use the Oracle components. - Determining the Operating System Locale
The locale setting of your operating system session determines the language of the user interface and the globalization behavior for components such as Oracle Universal Installer, Oracle Net Configuration Assistant, and Oracle Database Configuration Assistant. - Configuring Locale and Character Sets Using the NLS_LANG Environment Variable
TheNLS_LANG
environment variable determines the language of the user interface and the globalization behavior for components such as SQL*Plus, exp, and imp. - NLS_LANG Settings in Console Mode and Batch Mode
Before you can use Oracle utilities such as SQL*Plus, SQL Loader, Import, and Export from the command prompt, you may have to set the character set in the parameterNLS_LANG
to a different value from the one used in the registry. - Installing Translation Resources
To view the user interface of Oracle components in different languages, you must install the appropriate language translations along with the component.
Parent topic: Installing Oracle Database