If you simply do an ALTER TABLE myTable MODIFY myColumn VARCHAR(255) CHARACTER SET utf8 the server will try to convert the data in the myColumn column from the server default character set to UTF-8.
You need to do a two-step conversion to avoid this: ALTER TABLE myTable MODIFY myColumn BINARY(255); ALTER TABLE myTable MODIFY myColumn VARCHAR(255) CHARACTER SET utf8; Regards, Ap.Muthu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Care2002-developers mailing list Care2002-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/care2002-developers