As far as I can tell these out of range ascii characters are introduced by the user copying from MS Word into a long description. For example

60 TON AIR-COOLED ROTARY SCROLL CHILLER
Carrier
Model no.30RAP060
Chiller Manufactured in Charlotte, NC
ò AHRI Performance: 56.0 Tons, Full Load û 10.2 EER, IPLV &#
+xFB; 14.5
EER
ò Electrical Requirements for 208/3: MCA û 279.7, MOCP &#xFB
+; 300, Rec
$37,855.00 $37,855.00
Quote ref: TII/CA/1214/2895 Page 1 of 5
Fuse Size û 300
ò Electrical Requirements for 460/3: MCA û 134.6, MOCP &#xFB
+; 150, Rec
Fuse Size û 150
ò AHRI STANDARD 550/590 CERTIFIED
ò ASHRAE 90.1 COMPLIANT
ò 7.5 HP Constant speed, single-pump package (61.3Æ ext. hea
+d @
134 GPM)

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I do not care about the content of the long description. I would much rather have a fully automated solution to keep a human out of the loop. W/O the pre-command... my ETL (Informatica) will not digest the unknown character and aborts then I get a phone call!.

In reply to Re^2: Sanity Check by kcinmd
in thread Sanity Check by kcinmd

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