Replace characters in StringBuffer

I am importing some XML data using Java code and importing the data into an Oracle database, but there is at least one wierd character in the data. The character looks like an apostrophe (what most people call a single-quote), but it's not the apostrophe which is under the quotes (aka double-quote) on the keyboard, and it is not the apostrophe under the tilde (aka squiggly) on the upper left of the keyboard. As far as I can tell, it is stored as hex character 92. When the data displays, the character displays wrong (it displays as an unfilled box).
I need to change my import routine to convert this character, whenever it occurs, to an apostrophe (aka single-quote). Anyone know how to do that?
Thanks.
-Jeff
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JavaJeffrey

I am importing some XML data using Java code and
importing the data into an Oracle database, but there
is at least one wierd character in the data. The
character looks like an apostrophe (what most people
call a single-quote), but it's not the apostrophe
which is under the quotes (aka double-quote) on the
keyboard, and it is not the apostrophe under the
tilde (aka squiggly) on the upper left of the
keyboard. As far as I can tell, it is stored as hex
character 92. When the data displays, the character
displays wrong (it displays as an unfilled box).Displays where? This just sounds like a codepage issue to me.
I need to change my import routine to convert this
character, whenever it occurs, to an apostrophe (aka
single-quote). Anyone know how to do that?String.replaceAll?

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