For Forms 6i to correctly read and write data, you must update the Windows Registry for the specific Oracle Home. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\ORACLE (if 64-bit Windows). under your Forms 6i Home. Change the value to: AMERICAN_AMERICA.AR8MSWIN1256 Note: If you used UTF-8 in the database, use AMERICAN_AMERICA.UTF8 Ensure your Form fields in Forms Builder are set to Right-to-Left (Property Palette > Alignment). Oracle Forums 4. Font Configuration for Reports 6i
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ALTER SESSION SET NLS_LANGUAGE = 'URDU'; ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TERRITORY = 'PAKISTAN';
Set the "Reading Order" for text items to Right-to-Left .
Modify the registry.dat file located inside your forms deployment network path ( /forms/server/registry.dat ):
The recommended database character set. It is a variable-length encoding that supports Urdu, Arabic, and every other major language.
Configuring and Oracle Developer Forms/Reports 6i to support right-to-left (RTL) languages like Arabic and Urdu requires precise alignment between the database character set, client operating system registry settings, and runtime environment variables. If these layers are mismatched, data will save as inverted question marks (???), corrupted text, or unreadable symbols.
For Forms 6i to correctly read and write data, you must update the Windows Registry for the specific Oracle Home. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\ORACLE (if 64-bit Windows). under your Forms 6i Home. Change the value to: AMERICAN_AMERICA.AR8MSWIN1256 Note: If you used UTF-8 in the database, use AMERICAN_AMERICA.UTF8 Ensure your Form fields in Forms Builder are set to Right-to-Left (Property Palette > Alignment). Oracle Forums 4. Font Configuration for Reports 6i
This public link is valid for 7 days and shares a thread, including any personal information you added. This link or copies made by others cannot be deleted. If you share with third parties, their policies apply. Can’t copy the link right now. Try again later. For Forms 6i to correctly read and write
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_LANGUAGE = 'URDU'; ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TERRITORY = 'PAKISTAN'; Change the value to: AMERICAN_AMERICA
Set the "Reading Order" for text items to Right-to-Left . This link or copies made by others cannot be deleted
Modify the registry.dat file located inside your forms deployment network path ( /forms/server/registry.dat ):
The recommended database character set. It is a variable-length encoding that supports Urdu, Arabic, and every other major language.
Configuring and Oracle Developer Forms/Reports 6i to support right-to-left (RTL) languages like Arabic and Urdu requires precise alignment between the database character set, client operating system registry settings, and runtime environment variables. If these layers are mismatched, data will save as inverted question marks (???), corrupted text, or unreadable symbols.
