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Environment Variables
Example Suppose you want your application to run in French. The application will
be used in France and data will be displayed using the WE8ISO8895P1 character set.
You would set NLS_LANG as follows:
NLS_LANG=French_France.WE8ISO8895P1
Now, suppose you still want your application to run in French, but this time it will be
used in Switzerland. You would set NLS_LANG as follows:
NLS_LANG=French_Switzerland.WE8ISO8895P1
B.1.15 NLS_LIST_SEPARATOR
Description This environment variable specifies the character used to separate items
in a list.
B.1.16 NLS_MONETARY_CHARACTERS
Description This environment variable specifies the decimal character and thousands
separator for monetary values.
B.1.17 NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS
B.1.18 NLS_SORT
B.1.19 ORACLE_AFM
Description This environment variable specifies the decimal character and grouping
separator for numeric values.
Description This environment variable specifies the type of sort used for character
data.
Description This environment variable specifies the location of AFM files. TK90_
AFM is considered first, then ORACLE_AFM.
Valid Values Any directory on any drive.
Default Not defined.
Usage Notes
■ If you do not specify values for either of these variables, Oracle Reports looks for
AFM files in:
ORACLE_HOME/guicommon9/tk90/admin/AFM
■ Printing on UNIX requires some setup and configuration to create the proper
printing environment. For detailed information, refer to Printing on UNIX with
Oracle Reports.
Reports-Related Environment Variables B-5