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Problem Using Cyrillic Letters In Excel To Create Csv File.

Hello,

I need to create a CSV file to be able to upload large quantities of data to my website. However, one of the variables is written is Cyrillic (i.e. Russian, Ukrainian) letters. When i try to import the created CSV file after having entered all my data into excel, the information in that field is not recognized properly. All that happens is that a bunch of question marks appear in place of the letters. ????????? ???? ??????

I dont know what to do.

Please help,
Dennis


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