Hi Mark, and others, So I did find a way to set the encoding for the JVM (and hence Tomcat 5.5 which uses this jvm and runs as a windows service). Just add another update statement in service.bat: //US//SelectFederation ++JvmOptions "-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8"
Regards, Sriram --- Mark Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sriram Subramanian wrote: > > Mark, I see your point related to file encoding > > changes working on select OS/JVM combinations, why > is > > probably why setting LANG=en_US.UTF-8 in > catalina.sh > > does the trick on Unix. There's got to be some > > workaround for Windows. > > My aim is to force Tomcat to use UTF-8. We have a > EAR > > that is deployed on Tomcat, and setting the file > > encoding to UTF-8 would help satisfy i18n > requirements > > for the product. Otherwise for e.g. japanese > usernames > > would be seen as ???. > > You can't really "force" Tomcat to use UTF-8 since a > lot of the > encoding is under the control of the developer. > However what you can > do is: > 1) set URIEncoding="UTF-8" on the connector - this > will help with any > query parameters > 2) setting fileEncoding="UTF-8" on the default > servlet will help if > you have any UTF-8 encoded static resources > 3) Code the application carefully ;). This one is > where people usually > come unstuck. Search the archives for encoding > filters. You should > find some resources that may help you if you have > problems here but be > aware that these are sticking plasters for > application problem rather > than the "right" solution. > > The test JSP in this post may also help you. > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=tomcat-user&m=108896683306201&w=2 > > You should be able to paste any text (Japanese, > Chinese, English...) > into the input text box and see the exact same text > echoed back. > > Mark > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
