The NLS_LANG parameter tells the Oracle client (Developer 6i) what character set the client OS is using. It must bridge the gap between the Windows OS environment and the Oracle 10g Database.
This is the most critical step. Developer 6i requires the NLS_LANG registry key to be set correctly to interpret the data from the database into Arabic characters. A. Windows Registry Settings Open regedit .
2. Oracle Developer 6i Client Environment (Windows Registry) The NLS_LANG parameter tells the Oracle client (Developer
: For any text item that will contain Arabic/Urdu data, navigate to its Property Palette and set:
For with Urdu and complex Arabic, upgrade to a modern Oracle Forms version (12c/21c) with full Unicode support. Developer 6i was not designed for bidirectional complex scripts and will always have limitations in shaping, cursor movement, and line breaking for Urdu. Developer 6i requires the NLS_LANG registry key to
: If the database was created with US7ASCII or WE8MSWIN1252 , it cannot store Arabic characters. Character set conversion or database recreation is required
: Verify that both the database character set is AL32UTF8 or AR8MSWIN1256 and the local machine's NLS_LANG matches AR8MSWIN1256 . Problem 2: Letters are disconnected or appear backwards and line breaking for Urdu.
NLS_LANG = ARABIC_EGYPT.AR8MSWIN1256
If generating PDFs results in "??????":
This setting tells the 6i client to interpret data using the Arabic character set. B. Font Configuration in Forms Open your form in Oracle Forms Builder. Select all text items ( Text Item ) and prompts. Change the font to an Arabic-supporting font such as: Simplified Arabic Traditional Arabic Arial C. Developer 6i Setup Parameters
For Urdu (using Arabic locale):