Description

Specifies that numbers should be retrieved from the database using Oracle's internal 21-byte binary NUMBER datatype format instead of using OCI strings. The NumbersInternal parameter is relevant only when you are accessing an Oracle database configured with an EBCDIC character set or other non-ASCII character set.
When to specify NumbersInternal You must specify the NumbersInternal parameter before connecting to the database.

Applies to

O84 Oracle 8.x and Oracle8i
O90 Oracle9i
O10 Oracle 10g

Syntax

NumbersInternal = value

Parameter Description
value Specifies that numbers should be retrieved using Oracle's internal 21-byte binary NUMBER datatype format. Values are:· 0 (Default) Do not retrieve numbers in internal format.· 1 Retrieve numbers in internal format.
Default

NumbersInternal = 0

Usage

In addition to specifying that numbers be retrieved from the database using Oracle's internal 21-byte binary NUMBER datatype format, the NumbersInternal parameter also provides an internal algorithm for deciphering the result.