> Is there any special reason why you need to convert to the data to

unicode

> rather than ISO8859_2?

I remember reading in the FB1.5RC7 whatsnew that iso8859_2 was
implemented so I thought that means it isn't in FB1.0.3.972

> Other details you haven't mentioned include what the default

character set

> is for your database and whether you are setting your client

connection's

> lc_ctype param correctly for it (sorry, I don't know the Java class but
> it's one of the "basics" for connection).

Hooray! That helped!
In the faq it says setting a Propertie object(and using it in
getConnection) with the lc_ctype value helps, but it didn't help me,
so I tried "sample.gdb?lc_ctype=UNICODE_FSS"
and that helped!
(Jaybird FAQ should be updated with this ERROR message and problem
resolver for those impatient ones like me :) )

Thank you!
John