Steffen Kamper schrieb: > "Martin Kutschker" <martin.kutschker-n0spam at no5pam-blackbox.net> schrieb im > ASCII(CONVERT(UPPER(LEFT(keyword,1)) USING latin1)); - i tried this but it > change nothing I doubt this. select ASCII(CONVERT(UPPER(LEFT('Ä',1)) USING latin1)); Returns 196 Masi