This is actually an interesting problem. Coming from a background of "`,',and ç" stuff myself, these things are somewhat relevant. Does anyone know of a reference on which characters and native languages are best supported by each of the WE8* and US7* settings and their relationships to the client? Cheers Nuno Souto in sunny Sydney, Australia dbvision@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robson, Peter" <pgro@xxxxxxxxx> Actually, this conundrum is all down to different character sets ( WE8ISO8859P1, and US7ASCII ) being established on different instances. Oh Really... Just something to watch out for. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------