Why is sql server storing question mark characters instead of Japanese characters in NVarchar fields?

Question

I\'m trying to store Japanese characters in nvarchar fields in my SQL Server 2000 database.

When I run an update statement like:

update blah 
set add         


        

Answer 1

We are using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2(SP3). Our table collation is specified as SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I have my types specified as the n variety

nvarchar(MAX)
nchar(2)

..etc

To insert Japanese characters I prefix the string with a capital N

N'素晴らしい一日を'

Works like a charm.