Something to keep in mind before the migration to MX, and we thought the apostrophe was a dead issue.
-----Original Message----- From: Dwayne Cole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 11:15 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Re: Funny Looking Symbols (CFMX) > Dwayne Cole wrote: > > PROBLEM: > > After I switched to CFMX, apostrophy and qoutes contained in database records show up as funny looking symbols. > > > > CAUSE(I think): > > I remember reading somewhere that CFMX needs to know something about a the UTF-8 character set. Is this the source of my problem? > > > > SOLUTION: > > ?????????? this is what I need to know. > > This is what we need to know: > - what database ACCESS 2000 > - how was the data inserted into the database (charset) Originally, cut and paste from MS word. Then updated with form updates using soEditor. The problem gets worse when updating > - what database driver N/A > - what fieldtypes MEMO > - which of the following are used and in which way: > - cfcontent > - cfprocessingdirective > - setEncoding() > - what charset is your content supposed to be I am not using nor taking into consideration any of the above. I did not need to use the above tags and function when using CF5. Now that I am using CFMX, however, it looks like I may have to be a little more thoughtful about how I handle what use to be a very simple process. QUESTION: Do I use these tags and function on the display page or do I use them on the action page that inserts the content into the database? > > Jochem > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
