The NLS_LANG environment variable determines the language settings used by Oracle Forms.
NLS_LANG specifies:
The syntax of NLS_LANG is:
NLS_LANG=language_territory.charset
where:
language |
specifies the language and its conventions for displaying messages and day and month names. If language is not specified, the value defaults to American. |
territory |
specifies the territory and its conventions for default date format, decimal character used for numbers, currency symbol, and calculation of week and day numbers. If territory is not specified, the value defaults to America. |
charset |
specifies the character set in which the data is represented. This should be a character set that matches your language and platform. This argument also controls the character set used for displaying messages. |