Hi Carlos,
What codepage use database, table or character fields?
Did you specify (and how) character set in connestion string?
MartinaJ
>Good day,
>I have a problem when downloading data from a Web based MySQL database.
>I did install the driver specified on the title. I setup my user in MySQL.
>My program uses the SQLCONNECT() function with no problem. I can download, insert in a local VFP database....
>EXCEPT....The database contains french names with accents and all my é, ê, and so on, are turned into "?" marks. Mélanie becomes M?lanie.
>Any suggestions ?
>Thanks a lot.