Enabling bidirectional support for database connections

To enable support for bidirectional languages on database connections, you must enable the Eclipse Bidirectional development capabilities preference and also set the text layout to Visual on the Default Bidi Settings page of the database connection properties.

1. In the Preferences window, select Bidirectional Development, and then select the Bidirectional development capabilities checkbox and click Apply.
2. In the Preferences window:
   1. Expand Data Management and select Bidirectional Settings.
   2. Select the Enable support for interpreting bidirectional data in database tables checkbox.
   3. Click Apply and Close.
3. In the Data perspective:
   1. In the Data Source Explorer view, select a database connection.
   2. Right-click and select Properties.
   3. Select Default Bidi Settings, and then, from the Text Layout list, select Visual.
   4. Set the text direction, and then click Apply and Close.