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 HELP, getting strange chars imported into table

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pharoah35
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Posted - 2009-11-19 : 08:08:47

Good morning

I certainly hope you can assist me and/or point me in the right direction. I'm running SQL 2000 with SP4, I have a standard .TXT file
in which I import into a table. Once imported into the table, some of the fields contain the following strange chars ( Â Â Â Â ).

So first I deleted the contents of the table, then re-imported the .txt file and the same strange chars appeared in the table. Then I dropped the table, re-created the table, then re-imported the .txt file into the table and the same strange chars appear in the table.

I double checked the source .txt file and the strange chars do not exist in the source .txt file. Thus whats causing these strange chars to appear in my table

PLEASE HELP....
   

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