Supporting Japanese Encoding in Visual Expert [Tutorial]

Follow these steps to set up the environment variable for “NLS_LANG”, with value: “Japanese_Japan.JA16SJIS”

1. Open Windows Explorer and right-click on ‘This PC’.
   Select ‘Properties’ in the context menu.
   
   


2. In the Control Panel window, click on ‘Advanced system settings’.
   
   


3. In the Advanced tab, click on “Environment Variables…”
   
   


4. Under the ‘System Variables’ section, click on “New...”
   
   


5. For the Variable Name field, enter “NLS_LANG”.
   For the Variable Value field, enter “Japanese_Japan.JA16SJIS”.
   Click “OK”.
   
   


6. Please ensure that the new environment variable is added to the list.
   Click “OK”.
   
   


7. Restart your system and open Visual Expert.
   Reanalyze your project and you should get good Japanese characters.

Please refer to the reference documentation by Oracle for more details.