Problem saving and displaying Russian and Chinese characters

[deepthikrishnan]

I am using SQL Server 2000 database with VS 2005 VB.NET Application.

I need to enter and save into the database Russian and Chinese characters.

I have made the following entry into web.config

<globalizatio n responseEncodin g ="windows-1252" requestEncoding ="windows-1252" />

All required database columns are nvarchar.

I am still not able to correctly save or retrieve and display the data. The data entry is through a textbox and display is required both in textbox and gridview.

Are there any changes to be done in codebehind?
Please let me know if there are any other settings required.

[Plater]

Would using utf16 work better?