Problem storing Pound symbol in SQL database

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I have a webpage that stores text information from a asp web form to a database. When I type in "£50" (no quotes), what I get stored in the database is "?£50". I don't understand why the question mark is there in the database field. Can anyone explain why this is happening?

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Posted 25-Sep-13 2:03am

onemorecoke

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Mike Meinz 25-Sep-13 8:11am

I did it and it worked fine for me. I tried it using VarChar and NVarChar columns. It worked fine for both.

Perhaps, you have a null or otherwise undisplayable character in front of the £50.

You may get better help if you post some source code that demonstrates how you get the text and store it in the database.

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Eduard Keilholz · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-25T02:10:00

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What is the datatype of your column? If the datatype is for example a varchar (sql server database) you may want to try to change it to nvarchar.

Maybe it's wise to keep the amount (50) in a decimal column and the currency in a different column.

Posted 25-Sep-13 2:10am

Eduard Keilholz