Enable N-CHAR Support

Part 2: The 32-Bit/64-Bit Drivers : The Oracle Wire Protocol Driver : Connection Option Descriptions : Enable N-CHAR Support

Attribute

EnableNcharSupport (ENS)

Purpose

Determines whether the driver provides support for the N-types NCHAR, NVARCHAR2, and NCLOB. These types are described as SQL_WCHAR, SQL_WVARCHAR, and SQL_WLONGVARCHAR, and are returned as supported by SQLGetTypeInfo. In addition, the "normal" char types (char, varchar2, long, clob) are described as SQL_CHAR, SQL_VARCHAR, and SQL_LONGVARCHAR regardless of the character set on the Oracle server.

Valid Values

0 | 1

Behavior

If set to 1 (Enabled), the driver provides support for the N-types NCHAR, NVARCHAR2, and NCLOB.

If set to 0 (Disabled), the driver does not provide support for the N-types NCHAR, NVARCHAR2, and NCLOB.

Notes

Valid only on Oracle 9i and higher.

Default

0 (Disabled)