On Wed, 28 Dec 2005, Steven Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I specify the property on the command-line (in Windows XP), or > via a UTF-8 encoded property file, the characters are not longer > UTF-8 (I think they have been turned into ASCII characters).
Probably because the Java VM assumes your native encoding for files which may not be UTF-8. I'd opt for Unicode escapes in the properties file in your case, these \ux1234 sequences - they work independent of the encoding assumed by your VM. Stefan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]