How to set character set when connecting to Dameng database

How to set the character set when connecting to the Dameng database: Enter the Advanced tab in the connection properties of Navicat Premium. Select the required character set in the Character Set field. For some character sets, specify the mapping file in the character set map field. Select UTF-8 as the general character set, or select Chinese character set (GBK or Oracle_ZHS) according to actual needs. Make sure the character set matches the character set used by the database server.

Navicat connects to Dameng database to set character set

How to set it up?

When connecting to the Dameng database, you need to specify the character set encoding in the connection attribute.

Detailed steps:

1. Open Navicat Premium and right-click the Dameng Database Connection in the Database Connection list.
2. Select Edit Connection .
3. On the Advanced tab, find the Character Set field.
4. Select the desired character set from the drop-down list.
5. Optional: For some character sets (such as GBK), you may also need to specify the mapping file in the Character Set Mapping field.
6. Click OK to save the changes.

Supported character sets:

The Dameng database supports a variety of character sets, including:

• UTF-8
• GBK
• Oracle_ZHS16GBK
• Oracle_ZHS32GBK

Suggestions for selecting a character set:

• UTF-8 is recommended because it is a universal character set that can handle a wide range of languages.
• If you need to use Chinese, you can use GBK or Oracle_ZHS16GBK.
• If there is a lot of historical data in the database using the old character set, you can use Oracle_ZHS32GBK.

Notice:

• Make sure to match the character set used by the database server.
• Incorrect character set settings may cause garbled data or connection errors.
• Character set mapping files are used to convert character sets in Navicat to character sets in the database.

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