hi guys im working with some unicode data , store it in mysql db and retrieve it now its storing the data fine when i use longtext or mediumtext EXCEPT for a few characters .... it gives BOXes fo those characters in the web-browser & the boxes suddenly increase their numbr of existance if i change the encoding in the web-browser to unicode ( from arabic or auto ) & gives garbage charactes when i check the stored data in mysql prompt ..... now i NO mysql supports unicode ..... well sort of though .... thnx to u guys it iS storin most part of the unicode which proves this too .... now id be eternally gratefull if someone could pleez help me out with the rest of storing the unicode .... thnx a million billion in advance .... toby .... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
