Universal support (preferred for Urdu which requires specific extended characters).
To achieve proper rendering of Arabic and Urdu characters, you must align three specific layers:
Specifically for Windows-based Arabic support. Reports Builder Settings Configuring Oracle Database 10g and
Ensure the font used (e.g., Arial, Tahoma, or Courier New) is a TrueType font that supports the Arabic script. Reports Builder Settings
Configuring Oracle Database 10g and Developer 6i to support right-to-left languages like Arabic and Urdu requires careful synchronization between the database, the middleware, and the client operating system. Because Developer 6i is a legacy tool, it relies heavily on environment variables rather than modern Unicode auto-detection. Understanding the Core Components You can check your current database character set
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE (or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\ORACLE on 64-bit systems).
You can check your current database character set by running: SELECT * FROM NLS_DATABASE_PARAMETERS WHERE PARAMETER = 'NLS_CHARACTERSET'; Phase 2: Configuring NLS_LANG Settings Reports Builder Settings Configuring Oracle Database 10g and
Locate the Oracle Home used by Developer 6i (usually HOME0 ). Modify or create the String Value NLS_LANG . For Arabic: ARABIC_UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.AR8MSWIN1256