Your HTTP response is a binary Word file, right? If so, it doesn't seem like you should specify that the HTTP response has a charset (since it is binary).
Can you create a Word doc with the char you want (by typing in Word)? Maybe you can compare the binary content of your hand-edited Word doc with the one your web app creates to see what is different. -Max On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 14:04 +0530, Anjishnu Bandyopadhyay wrote: > Hi all, > > > > I am trying to generate a MS Word document through WordML. The report > contains some special (accentuated) French characters (e.g. é). > > In my java code, I am using "XMLOutputter" to generate the document. > > In the action class, I set the "response.setContentType("application/msword; > charset=UTF-8");" > > > > Still, in the resulting MS Word document that is generated, those special > characters are getting deformed. > > (Note that, I do not use any JSP here. From the action class, directly the > Word doc is generated.) > > > > Any idea what can be the problem? > > > > Thanks for your time. > > > > With best regards, > > Anjishnu. > > > > **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** > This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely > for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, > please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, > you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to > any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain > viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, > but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in > this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the > e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the > content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to > or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. > ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** -- Max Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]