Hi Steve,

I'm trying to export data from mysql 4.1.3 with mysqldump.

I'm getting weird characters from the system. Here's what I've discovered
so far:

' becomes ^�^�, e.g. didn't becomes didn�^�^�t

- becomes �^�^�, e.g. 1-2 becomes 1�^�^�2

� becomes è, e.g. Entr�e becomes Entrèe

What gives?

Looks like an application of the GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out) principle to me. The above data wouldn't have happened to come from a Microsoft Office application, would it?


Looks like "Smart Quotes" etc., strikes again, to me.

Regards,

Jeremy

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