I solved it by adding <cfcontent type="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> to my application.cfm
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dwayne Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 1:15 PM 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 > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. 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
