The different computer systems use different representations for special characters.
When you move data from one system to another, you never know what is happening with these characters. E.g. my surname is spelt with an "o with a slash" and I have had labels spelt with the Japanese currency signs (in Europe not in Japan), 1/2 etc. It is quite possible that two systems will use the same representasion for "our basic currency symbol". Consequently, you may put a pound symbol into one system and get a dollar sign out of the other. The banks use standard abbreviations, I will recommend using the same, e.g. USD and GBP. Greetings Vibeke in Copenhagen - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]