encoding and xsp

[boessem <ph...@boessem.de>]

hi,
 
i do not understand why the encoding works different for words i use wihtin the xsp document and words i get via the url.
 
an example:
 
I have got a form, where students should be able to apply for a specific exame. wihtin this form (a xsp document) there are some explainations of how to use the form and what to fill in. characters within these sentences  like ä,ö,ü etc. are getting transformed into html perfectly. (so no trouble).
 
but:
 
i have got text fields where students are able to fill in their names. so if a name uses characters like ä,ö,ü etc. these names are transformed inot funny characters like e.g. Bößem into Bößem . 
 
i tried to solve this problem, by adding to the header of the xsp and xsl document the encoding sceme, like <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>, but still the same problem.
 
does anyone know how to solve this problem.
 
thanks and regards