Check out this article in MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml /reference/charsets/charset4.asp
It describes how to set the character set for Internet Explorer. I'm not sure of an equivalent for Netscape, but I assume there is one... Dean Harding. > -----Original Message----- > From: Nikoloudis George ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 25 September 2002 5:54 pm > To: Nikolaos Georgiafentis > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Character Set Settings > > Dear Nikos > > I run the below --defult-character-set=ISO-8859-7 and when I insert into > the > database like > insert into test values('&Dgr;&Ugr;&Ogr;'); > when I select: > mysql> select * from test > -> ; > +------+ > | data | > +------+ > | &egr;&ngr;&agr; | > | &Egr;&Ngr;&Agr; | > | &Dgr;&Ugr;&Ogr; | > | &dgr;&ugr;&ogr; | > +------+ > 4 rows in set (0.04 sec) > > but the problem is in the Explorer pages where I get $%#$#$# > > > Any ideas, I work in Win200 system. > > George Nikoloudis > > INTRACOM S.A. > Telecom Business Support Systems > > 19.5 km, Markopoulou Ave. Tel.: +30 10 667 97 58 > GR 19002 Athens Fax: +30 10 667 97 97 > Greece Mob.: +30 972 03 60 06 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nikolaos Georgiafentis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: &Tgr;&egr;&tgr;&aacgr;&rgr;&tgr;&eegr;, 25 &Sgr;&egr;&pgr;&tgr;&egr;&mgr;&bgr;&rgr;&iacgr;&ogr;&ugr; 2002 10:41 &pgr;&mgr; > To: Nikoloudis George ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Character Set Settings > > > Dear George, > I use to have problems with Greek Chars and after hundreds of hours of > testing i can assure you that the only solution is to compile Mysql using > as default char-set the Greek char-set. > Thus if your are using mysql for Linux you have to add to the ".configure" > parameters the following:(`--with-charset=greek' , > '--with-extra-charset=greek'). > Also if you have problems viewing greek characters from within a PHP page > maybe you have to define the correct encoding for the specific page. > > At 10:09 AM 9/25/2002 +0300, you wrote: > >Dear support > > > >I am trying to write data in the database in ISO-8859-7 character set. > >My Questions are: > >1) How do I configure MySQL to support this character set? > >2) I am using PHP to get these infornation from the database. Do I have > to > >do something in my code to read teh data? > > > > > >Thenks a lot > > > >George Nikoloudis > > > >INTRACOM S.A. > >Telecom Business Support Systems > > > >19.5 km, Markopoulou Ave. Tel.: +30 10 667 97 58 > >GR 19002 Athens Fax: +30 10 667 97 97 > >Greece Mob.: +30 972 03 60 06 > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 <mysql-unsubscribe- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > Georgiafentis Nikolaos > Project Manager > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > iTEL LTD > 409 Vouliagmenis Ave. > Ilioupoli, 16346 > Tel: +30 10 9790050 > Fax: +30 10 9790051 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 <mysql-unsubscribe- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
