About Web-based Installations

To install Oracle components from a Web browser:

1.Configure your Web server so that it can serve files from the release 1 (9.0.1) component CD-ROM.

2.In the File Locations window of Oracle Universal Installer, enter the URL of the products.jar file. For example:

http://acme.us.oracle.com/901/stage/products.jar

Advanced Installation Topics B-7

About Web-based Installations

B-8 Oracle9i Client Installation Guide

Globalization Support

This appendix describes Globalization Support.

This appendix contains these topics:

■About NLS_LANG Parameters

■Commonly Used Values for NLS_LANG

■NLS_LANG Settings in MS-DOS Mode and Batch Mode

Globalization Support C-1

About NLS_LANG Parameters

Oracle provides Globalization Support that enables users to interact with a database in their own language, as defined by the NLS_LANG parameter. When you install Oracle9i components, the NLS_LANG parameter is set in the registry.

The default value of the NLS_LANG parameter at installation is automatically chosen based on the locale setting of the operating system. The operating system locale and NLS_LANG value mappings are listed under "Commonly Used Values for NLS_LANG" on page C-3.

The NLS_LANG parameter is stored in the registry under the HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\HOMEID\NLS_LANG subkey, where ID is the unique number identifying the Oracle home.

The NLS_LANG parameter uses the following format:

NLS_LANG = LANGUAGE_TERRITORY.CHARACTER_SET

where:

LANGUAGE	Specifies the language and conventions for displaying messages,
	day name, and month name.
TERRITORY	Specifies the territory and conventions for calculating week and
	day numbers.
CHARACTER_SET	Controls the character set used for displaying messages.