Encoding Arabic Texts

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#1

I use Get text to get a Arabic text from a website. When I msg box it, appears correctly.
But then When I try to insert the same Arabic text to database using Execute Non query it is done correctly. But in the database when i query back it is not properly inserted.
It appears as “??? ??? ???” .Kindly help with this.

Thanks

Arabic text gets inserted as ? In Oracle DB
#2

some details to the used datatabase could help to sort it out. A first analysis check would be the to which collation / encoding the datatable is set.

#3

Hi @ppr ,

Thanks for replying.
The Database - Oracle SQL dev
Regarding the character sets
[PARAMETER,VALUE
2 NLS_CHARACTERSET, AR8IS08859P6
3 NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET, AL16UTF16]
The above character set is used in the database.
I get the arabic text correctly using uipath but while inserting using query it is done.But while I see in SQL it is '???" .I can’t see the arabic text

#4

maybe for analyis reasons the string from get text can be converted into another encoding and the converted text is used for storing into the datatable.

maybe this one: 28596, iso-8859-6 Arabic (ISO)

On the first look it looks like a encoding issue. But there also a few things which can influence the tests e.g.

here it is unclear what is done…

However give a first try on changing the encoding as mentioned above

#5

@ppr

I actually did this encoding but am not sure what is the correct syntax I shud give in the assign activity.
The variable I get as output from get text is - ara_text.
Could you pls give me the correct encoding conversation syntax?

#6

do a start similar as:

Encoding senc= Encoding.GetEncoding(YourSourceEncoding)
Encoding denc= System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("iso-8859-6")
byte[] sBytes = senc.GetBytes(Message)
byte[] dBytes = Encoding.Convert(denc, senc, sBytes)
string msg = denc.GetString(dBytes)

the Source Encoding maybe is triggered by your machine. Lets try to get it with:
System: System.Text.Encoding.Default
.Net Intern: System.Text.Encoding.Unicode

#7

@ppr
I tried this - System.Text.Encoding.Convert(System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding(“iso-8859-6”),System.Text.Encoding.Default,system.Text.Encoding.utf8.GetBytes(COMPANY_ARA))
But getting error if i assign this value to a string.

#8

I tried the encoding but it ain’t working.
@ppr

#9

@Stealth_Coder

currently we do see a missmatch between your code line and the sample lines.

For a fully analysis if the conversion is not fixing the issue, then at least it should be further researched:

  • get text, Convert to AR encoding, write this text to a text file and check if the character encoding was correctly applied

  • if text was correctly applied then used it for e.g. inserts with SQL Statement

  • in case of it is failing again, then check what the DB driver is setting / is expecting on character encodings. The driver itself could jump out of the defined / foreseen character encodings and is to count on the components which are to check.

#10

Hey @ppr
How to convert to AR Encoding? Could you pls help me with that.

Thanks,

#11

refer to post from above

#12

@ppr ,
How to declare bytes in uipath or the equavalent varaiable datatype?
If i assign system.text.encoding.default to a string it throws error.
Kindly help,
thanks

#13

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for the encoding datatype:
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#14

thanks @ppr ,
Can you tell me how to give this line in uipath?
byte sBytes = senc.GetBytes(Message)
I created a byte string called sBytes and assigned value as sourceEnc.GetBytes(ARA_TEXT)…but getting error like object reference not set to instence of object

#15

maybe this visual helps

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#16

thanks @ppr ,
It shows me the exact text correctly even after applying encoding…But still after inserting it goes as ???.

Do I have to configure NLS_LANG or something like that?

Thanks

#17

as mentioned above there are some more factors (eg. database driver to check) . Yes NLS_LANG can influence.

#18

So what should I do with NLS_LANG.
there is not a parameter called as nls_lang in my client system which has uipath.I tried adding too and running in uipath but that too failed.
Any idea on this?
Thanks,

#19

before continueing this ping-pong in seconds,

  • just share all details like implemented flow, sample text …
  • do not let remain open questions e.g.

try to some additional researches by your own as well

Thanks

#20

@ppr ,
Thanks,
details - the arabic text is from KSA(saudi arabia)
as you said I have done encoding too - which gives the same result
I just want to insert into oracle using the general insert query for oracle.
For sample text you can have any arabic text for example.