Before the application can display data, the database must be able to store it. For Oracle 10g, the recommended character sets for Arabic and Urdu are:
Specifically for Windows-based Arabic support. Before the application can display data, the database
This is a font issue. The selected font in the Form/Report does not contain the glyphs for Arabic or Urdu. The selected font in the Form/Report does not
The storage layer must support the characters. The NLS_LANG parameter is the most critical setting
If letters appear disconnected or reversed, it is almost always an NLS_LANG mismatch between the registry and the database.
The NLS_LANG parameter is the most critical setting. It tells the Developer 6i runtime how to encode and decode data sent to the database. This must be set in the Windows Registry of the client machine. Open the (regedit).
Locate the Oracle Home used by Developer 6i (usually HOME0 ). Modify or create the String Value NLS_LANG . For Arabic: ARABIC_UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.AR8MSWIN1256