Hello.
Look at output produced by: show variables like '%char%'; and show create table 'your_unicode_table'; If you use Unicode, the most obvious that all charsets should be the same. But if you see something else, probably you should correct that. More you may read at: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Charset.html Koon Yue Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I am using MySQL 4.1.1 and all databases, columns are set to UTF-8 enco= > ding > > I have try both MySQL cc and Query browser and try to enter some > Chinese character, but when I print out the HEX value of the > character. It isn't in Unicode that I expected, but i can't see those > Chinese character using the above clients > > I can only insert correct Unicode character by using JSP page and a > HTML form, encode all character in Unicode and send to database. > However it is useless because I can't run some query directly to > databse when the query contains Chinese character. > > How can I run an insert query directly to database and the data would > be stored in Unicode? > > I have try prefix the character with character set and collation, and > I got a warning : > > insert into tables set name =3D _utf8'=E6=97=A5' > code 1265: Data truncated for column 'name' at row 1 > > If the query becomes this: > insert into building set name =3D convert('=E6=97=A5' using 'utf8') > > I don't have warning and insert is OK, but the HEX is wrong > > the Unicode of '=E6=97=A5' should be E697A5,=20 > but the above query insert a HEX value of 'C2A4C3A9' > which I don't know what it is ....... > > The only method that I can insert an unicode character is by using > their Unicode directly in a query: > insert into building set name =3D 0xE697A5 > > then everything are fine except I can't read it from any clients, but > JSP can display it correctly. > > Anyone know what I am doing wrong?=20 > > Any help would be appreciated > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
