What does [Show VARIABLES LIKE "%char%" ;] return ? How does the character look when selected on the command line ? --> If correct then inserting works fine --> If not corect check your character settings You might also find the information below useful: http://www.be-known-online.com/mysql/ (Using_MySQL_in_a_Japanese_environment (380KB PDF)) http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/charset.html Best regards Nils Valentin Tokyo / Japan > I have mysql-4.1.9 installed. I am trying to insert and select turkish > characters. > My tables are utf8. I tried everything but not succesfull. turkish > characters > returns to "?" or crops on turkish character. "example: insert: Bing?, > select: Bing" > > What is the secret of inserting turkish characters. > > I tried things like; > SET NAMES 'utf8'; > SET CHARACTER SET 'utf8'; > But nothing solved problem. > > If anoybody knows how to insert and select turkish characters please help. > > PS. I tried using myODBC 2.5, 3.51.* all 3.51 versions but i got same > result on all versions of myodbc. > Also I tried with ASP and ASP.NET > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]