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Is it possible to use Unicode and extended characters with the English version ColdFusion?

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Is it possible to use Unicode and extended characters with the English version ColdFusion?

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ColdFusion MX provides full support for Unicode and extended characters. The exception to this is those data sources which utilize the DataDirect SequeLink software: MS Access and ODBC Socket. Unicode support is not a feature of the SequeLink software. Enhancement request 15001242 is open with DataDirect for this. ColdFusion MX 6.1 ships with a separate Access driver which provides Unicode support. ColdFusion version 4.5.1 and higher will handle database transactions with these types of characters as long as the driver being used to connect to the database supports those characters.Our testing was successful with Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle 8i on Windows NT and Solaris. Additionally, these characters are correctly passed from the web-browser to the database and from the database back to the web browser. All characters in the database will be displayed on screen as long as the database driver is capable. This text must be used as-is – string functions may not produce expected result