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SQL Developer Does not display Utf-8 Hebrew Characters after .sql file Save/Re-open (Doc ID 2094212.1)

Last updated on MARCH 03, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle SQL Developer - Version 4.1.1 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On : 4.1.1 version, SQL Format-er

SQL Developer Does not display correct Utf-8 Hebrew Characters after worksheet file Save/Re-open

This applies to all Non-English Unicode character set

Changed the font at the preferences with fonts like Tahoma that support Hebrew characters but when the file is re-open as Worksheet the characters are gibberish.

.SQL file viewed in Notepad showing actual Hebrew characters

.SQL file when opened in SQL Developer




Cause

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