Unicode (Chinese) randomly appearing in records

[Doogle]

Within a day, one record in each of two totally unrelated database files on
the same client's server had several fields mysteriously replaced by Chinese
characters - which on copy/paste into Word proved (surprise, surprise) to be
Unicode. The length of the unicode strings didn't match the length of the
correct strings. Additionally, a couple of date fields had the date reset to
31 Dec 1899 & 1 Jan 1900 ('day 0' and 'day 1' if memory serves...). All the
fields can be overwritten with the correct data.

Does anyone out there have any idea what could have caused this? Am I
looking at some kind of viral attack, could it be a couple of suspect sectors
on the hard disk, or what? My client and I are totally baffled!

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Doogle

Try the following and see if it helps:

Check in IE>Tools>Internet Options>General>Accessibility
and Control Panel>Accessibility Options>Display

For normal viewing nothing should be checked in these sections. Also check
the setting in Control Panel>Accessibility Options>Display is set to Windows
Standard and make sure the High Contrast is not checked.

Go to>View>Encoding
Make sure the Auto Select is not checked, and language you want to use is
selected.

If you have more than one language installed, check to be sure the one you
want to use is at the top of the list under Languages on the Tools>Internet
Options>General tab

Hope this helps.

Jan
MS MVP - IE/OE
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[Jan Il]

Oops! Sorry Doogle ....wrong group!

Please disregard the post. <g>

Jan
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