WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.0.x     Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Working with locales and character encodings

Internationalization support for this product relies on that provided by the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE). Support varies by platform.

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If your application produces an UnsupportedEncodingException exception, check your operating system documentation to determine if the target operating system supports the required encoding and adjust the runtime environment as needed.

[Windows]

Example

For example, on the Windows® platform, the command prompt runs in a Windows code page. Not all Windows code pages are supported by the Java platform, so it is possible to get a Java exception when running a command-line program, such as wsadmin, in an unsupported code page. To avoid exceptions, use the chcp command to explicitly set the code page to an encoding that is supported by the Java platform.
  • Before command-line calls, change the code page.

    For example, Arabic code page 720 is not supported by the Java platform, but the Arabic code page for Windows (Cp1256) systems is. Type chcp 1256

  • When starting a localized application from a command prompt, set the console.encoding property.

    For Arabic, pass the following parameter: -Dconsole.encoding=Cp1256




Related concepts
Globalization

Related tasks
Task overview: Globalizing applications

Related reference
Language versions offered by this product
Globalization: Resources for learning

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