Example 1: Setting the default character set of an interactive session SQL> show character sets; Default character set is DEC_MCS National character set is DEC_MCS Identifier character set is SHIFT_JIS Literal character set is SHIFT_JIS Display character set is SHIFT_JIS SQL> set default character set 'DEC_KANJI'; SQL> show character sets; Default character set is DEC_KANJI National character set is DEC_MCS Identifier character set is SHIFT_JIS Literal character set is SHIFT_JIS Display character set is SHIFT_JIS