Contents

List of Examples

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documentation
• Conventions

1 Overview of Globalization Support in Oracle Application Server

• 1.1 Internet Applications Globalization
• 1.2 Globalization Concepts
• 1.2.1 Locale
• 1.2.2 Character Set
• 1.2.3 Unicode
• 1.3 Designing a Global Internet Application
• 1.3.1 Monolingual Internet Application Architecture
• 1.3.2 Multilingual Internet Application Architecture
• 1.4 Overview of Developing Global Internet Applications

2 Developing Locale Awareness

• 2.1 Developing Locale Awareness in Global Internet Applications
• 2.2 Locale Awareness in J2EE and Internet Applications
• 2.2.1 Locale Awareness in Java Applications
• 2.2.2 Locale Awareness in Perl and C/C++ Applications
• 2.2.3 Locale Awareness in SQL and PL/SQL Applications
• 2.3 Locale Awareness in Oracle Application Server Component Applications
• 2.3.1 Locale Awareness in Oracle Application Server Wireless Services
• 2.3.2 Locale Awareness in Oracle Application Server Forms Services
• 2.3.3 Locale Awareness in Oracle Reports
• 2.3.4 Locale Awareness in Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer

3 Oracle Globalization Development Kit

• 3.1 Overview of the Oracle Globalization Development Kit
• 3.2 GDK Quick Start
• 3.2.1 Modifying the HelloWorld Application
• 3.3 GDK Application Configuration File
• 3.3.1 locale-charset-maps
• 3.3.2 page-charset
• 3.3.3 application-locales
• 3.3.4 locale-determine-rule
• 3.3.5 locale-parameter-name
• 3.3.6 message-bundles
• 3.3.7 url-rewrite-rule
• 3.4 GDK Application Framework for J2EE
• 3.4.1 Making the GDK Framework Available to J2EE Applications
• 3.4.2 Integrating Locale Sources into the GDK Framework
• 3.4.3 Getting the User Locale From the GDK Framework
• 3.4.4 Implementing Locale Awareness Using the GDK Localizer
• 3.4.5 Defining the Supported Application Locales in the GDK
• 3.4.6 Handling Non-ASCII Input and Output in the GDK Framework
• 3.4.7 Managing Localized Content in the GDK
• 3.4.7.1 Managing Localized Content in JSPs and Java Servlets
• 3.4.7.2 Managing Localized Content in Static Files
• 3.5 GDK Java API
• 3.5.1 Oracle Locale Information in the GDK
• 3.5.2 Oracle Locale Mapping in the GDK
• 3.5.3 Oracle Character Set Conversion in the GDK
• 3.5.4 Oracle Date, Number, and Monetary Formats in the GDK
• 3.5.5 Oracle Binary and Linguistic Sorts in the GDK
• 3.5.6 Oracle Language and Character Set Detection in the GDK
• 3.5.7 Oracle Translated Locale and Time Zone Names in the GDK
• 3.5.8 Using the GDK for E-mail Programs
• 3.6 GDK for Java Supplied Packages and Classes
• 3.6.1 oracle.i18n.lcsd
• 3.6.2 oracle.i18n.net
• 3.6.3 oracle.i18n.servlet
• 3.6.4 oracle.i18n.text
• 3.6.5 oracle.i18n.util
• 3.7 GDK for PL/SQL Supplied Packages

4 Implementing HTML Features

• 4.1 Implementing HTML Features for Global Applications
• 4.2 Formatting HTML Pages to Accommodate Text in Different Languages
• 4.3 Encoding HTML Pages
• 4.3.1 Choosing an HTML Page Encoding for Monolingual Applications
• 4.3.2 Choosing an HTML Page Encoding for Multilingual Applications
• 4.3.3 Specifying the Page Encoding for HTML Pages
• 4.3.3.1 Specifying the Encoding in the HTTP Header
• 4.3.3.2 Specifying the Encoding in the HTML Page Header
• 4.3.4 Specifying the Page Encoding in Java Servlets and Java Server Pages
• 4.3.5 Specifying the Page Encoding in Oracle PL/SQL Server Pages
• 4.3.5.1 Specifying the Page Encoding in PL/SQL for Monolingual Environments
• 4.3.6 Specifying the Page Encoding in Perl
• 4.3.7 Specifying the Page Encoding in Oracle Application Server Mobile Services Applications
• 4.3.8 Specifying the Page Encoding in Oracle Application Server Web Cache Enabled Applications
• 4.3.9 Specifying the Page Encoding in Oracle Application Server Reports Services Applications
• 4.3.9.1 Specifying the Page Encoding in JSP Reports for the Web
• 4.3.9.2 Specifying the Page Encoding in HTML for Oracle Application Server Reports Services
• 4.3.9.3 Specifying the Page Encoding in XML for Oracle Reports
• 4.4 Encoding URLs
• 4.4.1 Encoding URLs in Java
• 4.4.2 Encoding URLs in PL/SQL
• 4.4.3 Encoding URLs in Perl
• 4.5 Handling HTML Form Input
• 4.5.1 Handling HTML Form Input in Java
• 4.5.2 Handling HTML Form Input in PL/SQL
• 4.5.2.1 Handling HTML Form Input in PL/SQL for Monolingual Applications
• 4.5.2.2 Handling HTML Form Input in PL/SQL for Multilingual Applications
• 4.5.3 Handling HTML Form Input in Perl
• 4.5.4 Handling Form Input in Oracle Application Server Mobile Services Applications
• 4.6 Decoding HTTP Headers
• 4.6.1 Decoding HTTP Headers from Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On
• 4.6.2 Decoding String-type Mobile Context Information Headers in Oracle Application Server Wireless Services
• 4.7 Organizing the Content of HTML Pages for Translation
• 4.7.1 Translation Guidelines for HTML Page Content
• 4.7.2 Organizing Static Files for Translation
• 4.7.3 Organizing Translatable Static Strings for Java Servlets and Java Server Pages
• 4.7.4 Organizing Translatable Static Strings in C/C++ and Perl
• 4.7.5 Organizing Translatable Static Strings in Message Tables
• 4.7.6 Organizing Translatable Dynamic Content in Application Schema

5 Using a Centralized Database

• 5.1 Using a Centralized Database and Accessing the Database Server
• 5.2 Using JDBC to Access the Database
• 5.3 Using PL/SQL to Access the Database
• 5.4 Using Perl to Access the Database
• 5.5 Using C/C++ to Access the Database
• 5.5.1 Using the OCI API to Access the Database
• 5.5.2 Using the Unicode API Provided with OCI to Access the Database
• 5.5.3 Using Unicode Bind and Define in Pro*C/C++ to Access the Database

6 Configuring Oracle Application Server for Global Deployment

• 6.1 Installing Oracle Application Server for Global Deployment
• 6.2 Configuring Oracle HTTP Server and OC4J for Global Deployment
• 6.2.1 About Manually Editing HTTP Server and OC4J Configuration Files
• 6.2.2 Configuring the NLS_LANG Parameter
• 6.2.2.1 Preconfigured NLS_LANG Values
• 6.2.3 Configuring Transfer Mode for mod_plsql Runtime
• 6.2.4 Configuring the Runtime Default Locale
• 6.2.4.1 mod_jserv Runtime for Java
• 6.2.4.2 OC4J Java Runtime
• 6.2.4.3 mod_plsql Runtime for PL/SQL and Oracle PL/SQL Server Pages
• 6.2.4.4 mod_perl Runtime for Perl Scripts
• 6.2.4.5 C/C++ Runtime
• 6.3 Configuring Oracle Application Server Portal for Global Deployment
• 6.4 Configuring Oracle Application Server Wireless for Global Deployment
• 6.4.1 Configuring Encoding for Outgoing E-mail Messages
• 6.5 Configuring Oracle Application Server Forms Services for Global Deployment
• 6.6 Configuring OracleAS Reports Services for Global Deployment
• 6.7 Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer for Global Deployment
• 6.8 Configuring a Centralized Unicode-enabled Database to Support Global Deployment

7 A Multilingual Demonstration for Oracle Application Server

• 7.1 Description of the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.2 Architecture and Design of the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.2.1 World-of-Books Architecture
• 7.2.2 World-of-Books Design
• 7.2.3 World-of-Books Schema Design
• 7.3 Installing the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.4 Building, Deploying, and Running the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.4.1 How to Build the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.4.2 How to Deploy the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.4.3 How to Run the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.5 Locale Awareness of the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.5.1 How World-of-Books Determines the User's Locale
• 7.5.2 How World-of-Books Uses Locale Information in LocalizationContext Methods
• 7.5.3 How World-of-Books Sorts Query Results
• 7.5.4 How World-of-Books Searches the Contents of Books
• 7.6 Encoding HTML Pages for the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.7 Handling HTML Form Input for the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.8 Formatting HTML Pages in the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.9 Encoding URLs in the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.10 Accessing the Database in the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.11 Organizing the Content of HTML Pages in the World-of-Books Demonstration
• 7.11.1 Static Files for World-of-Books Online Help
• 7.11.2 Using Resource Bundles for the Content of World-of-Books HTML Pages

A Oracle Application Server Translated Languages

B GDK Error Messages

Glossary

Index