More info... In rails console, mysql driver shows this for the column value: Bj\xF6rn mysql2 driver shows this for the column value: Björn
F6 hex is the UTF8 code for o umlaut, so the mysql(1) view seems more correct than the mysql2 view of the column value... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/alNpZS9Z50UJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.

