replace MSWord smart quotes in asp.net webform

Question

I am having a problem where users are composing some large chunks of text in MS Word, then pasting that in to the online form. These get entered into the DB as an upside down ?

Answer 1

You should run the input through the HtmlEncode method, which will convert from “ or ” to “ and ”, allowing you to save those and other higher characters to a format that can be saved without hassle.

Should I also mention Joel's post again?

The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!)