Example 1: Setting the display 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 DEC_MCS Literal character set is DEC_MCS Display character set is UNSPECIFIED SQL> set display character set 'SHIFT_JIS'; 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