No, there is no particular reason for using query(), I am using it for testing only after the Cake's way failed.
I wrote a plain PHP script and the problem still exist. On Dec 9, 3:09 am, cricket <zijn.digi...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2010/12/8 osamo101 <osamo...@gmail.com>: > > > In DATABASE_CONFIG I added the following line > > 'encoding' => 'UTF8' > > Are you sure that Oracle wants 'UTF8' and not something else (eg. > 'utf-8', 'UTF-8', etc.)? > > > and the insertion code is as follows > > $this->Activity->query("INSERT INTO TMSACTIVITIES(name, arabic_name) > > VALUES('some_name', 'خخخ')"); > > Any particular reason for using query() instead of using Cake's way? > Not that it's necessarily related. > > And, to cover all bases, you said that you created an ASP script to > check the DB would accept it. Try a plain PHP script, also. Who knows? Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://cakeqs.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en