[osCmax V2.0.25] White squares instead of Pound symbol

[niallb]

Hi,
I have followed all the instructions and checked the forums to make sure I have got it right, but my website www.martial-arts-supplies.co.uk insists on showing a white square instead of the £ symbol.
I get calls every day from people checking if we price in £'s or Euros and am sure this is losing me orders.
I have other sites running fine on Oscommerce and Cube cart, but prefer the OSCMax layout and features.
I want to build another site on OSCMax but need to reslove this issue first.
Help Please!!!!

[michael_s]

Default osCmax shows the proper symbol by simply changing the currency (with the currency dropdown infobox).

See the screenshot attached. I installed 2.0.25, added a product, went to the main catalog page, switched the currency to Pound and it properly displays.

I suggest you do the following:

Go to your admin currencies section. and replace the white square character by manually typing in the pound symbol. Then, since you already have a bunch of products in your database, you may have to run a simple query on your database (AFTER BACKING UP YOUR DATABASE):

UPDATE `orders_total` SET `text` = REPLACE(`text`, "?", "£");

[niallb]

Hi,
does that mean I didnt need to changes catalog/includes/languages/english.php to show default currency as GBP etc?

[michael_s]

I see your site is now working properly displaying the pound symbol: