Problem with specials characters like '€' or 'œ'

Hello,
I'm having troubles with specials characters such as '€' or 'œ'.
I use an application connected to a 9.2.0.7.0 database on a w2003 server.
Characterset of the database is FRENCH_FRANCE.WE8MSWIN1252.
In my workstation the value of [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\HOME0\NLS_LANG] is also FRENCH_FRANCE.WE8MSWIN1252.
But when I type such specials characters through the application, they are replaced by '¿' in the database. The datatype of this column is varchar2.
Can anyone help me ?
thanks
Antoine
Edited by: Antoine.M on Aug 19, 2009 12:45 PM

Is your application a java application ? if so, pl see MOS Doc 365874.1 (Euro Symbol/Trademark Symbol is Garbled When JDBC Thin Driver Retrieves Data from a Database with Characterset WE8MSWIN1252)
HTH
Srini

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