Hi (if needed you can find my environment setup below) I wish to load some data files at the mysql command prompt but seem to be failing due to Swedish characters being incorporated. Here is the error: ERROR 1064: You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'insert into category (categoryid,description,xsectionid) values ( "HÓstar sÓljes"' at line 3 I was suprised as my web interface manages to place and retrieve Swedish characters with no problems. Yet when I review table information at the command prompt the Swedish characters are not visable. Having read many messages and the "Languge" page in the document I still have no answer as to why I can via the web, and why I cant via the data load files? I read a message dated early 2000 that compiling character sets was not going to be need shortly as support for character sets was being developed. Have I missed something? I tried the "default-character-set" tag and I got an error that #10 was not a compiled language? #10 being swe7 in the index file... and I figure meaning Swedish. Whats happening and how do I resolve this. In summary, I need to data load Swedish character files at the command line. Thanks for any help. Regards, Ian mySQL/Java environment - os: w2000 mySQL server: v3.23.36 mySQL client: v3.23.33 IBM JVM 1.3 Web solution: JSP/Beans Web server: Jakarta Tomcat (from Apache project) Web JDBC: mm.mysql-2.0.4 and Poolman _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
