1. Data Management Guide
  2. International Characters

International Characters

Here are some tips for importing and exporting international characters.

Import

To be able to send data to Oracle Transportation Management containing characters outside the 7-bit ASCII character set, you must:

  • Make sure your database uses an encoding that can handle all the characters you need.
  • Always save your files using UTF-8 format.

XML Spy, Textpad, and Notepad (Microsoft Windows 2000 or better) can all save in UTF-8 format.

Before you edit your files, you need to ensure that you configure your text editor to use the appropriate font and script (sometimes called subset). A script is a collection of characters such as Western European, Greek or Turkish. For example, if you need to update files containing Czech characters, then you need to select a font that supports an Eastern European script such as Arial or Arial Unicode Ms.

Export

When exporting files, Oracle Transportation Management writes files in UTF-8. Note that when you view data in your browser and then use the view source option to save your data, just save your file without specifying an encoding. Later, when editing your file, use an editor that support UTF-8.