non unicode strings

Hi

I am using SQL server 2005 and I want to save into my table arabic strings.
I have created a field of type nvarchar(100),the save was successful but the arabic string appear like ?????????? ?????.

What should I do to enable saving arabic strings into my database

thanks

Based on previous experience, I expect that they are actually being saved properly, but just aren't being displayed properly.

If you are checking in the SQL Server tools (like Management Studio), there is likely to be a setting somewhere which allows you to change the font/language settings/etc, which will show it properly. If you are using your own program, we'll need more details to work out what the issue(s) might be.

If it is your own program you're using, what version of VB is it? The VB6 controls don't support unicode (though the underlying string values do).