>> We are using Solr to index our data. The data contains £ symbol within the >> text and for currency. When data is exported from the source system data >> contains £ symbol, however, when the data is imported into the Solr £ symbol >> is converted to . >> > >How can we keep the £ symbol as is when importing data? > >What tools are you using to look at Solr results? What tools are you using to >send update data to Solr? We have our application written in python which is using UTF-8 charset. We are using Solr post tool to send data to Solr.
> >Solr expects and delivers UTF-8 characters. If the data you're sending to >Solr is using another character set, Java may not interpret it correctly. The JSON file generated does show £ symbol. The post tool used IMHO will use system LANG setting which is set to ' LANG=en_GB.UTF-8' > >Conversely, if whatever you're using to look at Solr's results is also not >expecting/displaying UTF-8, you might not be shown correct characters. When we check the data using the Solr webapp there also we cannot see the £ symbol. Regards, Mohan Disclaimer: www.arrkgroup.com/EmailDisclaimer
