Oracle Database 10g Developer 6i Settings For Arabic Urdu Support Work Jun 2026
SELECT * FROM V$NLS_PARAMETERS WHERE PARAMETER = 'NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET';
The database character set should be one of the following: | | Text displays Left-to-Right | Item Reading
| Symptom | Cause | Solution | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Client NLS_LANG does not match the OS code page or Database cannot accept characters. | Verify Database character set is AL32UTF8 . Ensure Client NLS_LANG is AR8MSWIN1256 . | | Text displays Left-to-Right | Item Reading Order property is incorrect. | In Forms Builder, set Item Property: Reading Order = Right to Left . | | Characters are disjointed | Font does not support complex script shaping (common in Urdu). | Use standard Windows fonts like Arial or Traditional Arabic . Avoid generic system fonts. | | Runtime error FRF-#### | PATH environment variable conflicts. | Ensure the Oracle Home bin directory appears first in the System PATH variable. | | Use standard Windows fonts like Arial or
Use WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM to ensure no invalid characters: | | Text displays Left-to-Right | Item Reading
SELECT value FROM nls_database_parameters WHERE parameter = 'NLS_CHARACTERSET';
Define a Visual Attribute called ARABIC_VA with:
If the national character set is not set to NCHAR_CS , you can change it by executing the following SQL command:
