MySQL wierd characters

Hi there!
I'm start using ColdFusion and whant to use MySQL DataBase.
I have a MySQL (3.x) Datan Source Connection configured on
the ColdFusion server.
On DreamWeaver I can access and retreive all the tables data
but with a strange behavior.
All values with "ç,´. ~, ^" are represented with
wierd characters loke "_" and squares.
I use the same MySQL table with PHP and it work just fine,
just when i call the table data in ColdFusion that i have that
problem.
How can I solve this??? :\
Thanks in advance...

it all depends on what collation(s) the tables/fields in your
MySQL
database use...
you will probably have to include a <cfprocessingdirective
pageencoding="[characterencodinggoeshere, i.e. utf-8]
(obviously without
the brackets)"> at the top of each page you display your
db data on...
you may also have to upgrade to a later MySQL driver than the
one
shipped with CF if you are using utf-8 encoding (mysql3.x
drivers
shipped with cf are cr@p at dealing with utf-8 encoded
data...)
again, depending on your data encoding in your db you may
have to use
<cffscript>
SetEncoding("form","[characterencodinggoeshere, i.e. utf-8]
(obviously
without the brackets)");
SetEncoding("url","[characterencodinggoeshere, i.e. utf-8]
(obviously
without the brackets)");
</cfscript>
and
<cfcontent type="text/html;
charset=[characterencodinggoeshere, i.e.
utf-8] (obviously without the brackets)">
in your Application.cfm/cfc...
Azadi Saryev
Sabai-dee.com
http://www.sabai-dee.com

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