SQL 2008 OPENXML ,unable to parse NTEXT data

Question

Hi i have an xml string

DECLARE @XmlQue     NTEXT

SET @XmlQue='<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?><Template TId="1">
       <QueInfo QId="1" QDetails="Are you " IsYes="Yes" IsNo="No" Eligibleyes="Y" Eligibleno="N"/>
       <QueInfo QId="2" QDetails=" राज्य " IsYes="Yes" IsNo="No" Eligibleyes="Y" Eligibleno="N"/>
     </Template>'

i want to insert the data in a table having NTEXT data type in some columns

i have written the following insert statement.

INSERT INTO ExpertSystem_Master 
    SELECT QIdx,@TemplateId,QDetailsx,IsYesx,IsNox,Eligibleyesx,Eligiblenox,0,0
    FROM 
    OPENXML(@XmlHdl,'/Template/QueInfo',1)
    WITH
    (    QIdx           INT '@QId',
         QDetailsx      Ntext '@QDetails',
         IsYesx         Ntext  '@IsYes', 
         IsNox          Ntext  '@IsNo', 
         Eligibleyesx   CHAR(1) '@Eligibleyes',
         Eligiblenox    CHAR(1) '@Eligibleno'   
    )

The data is inserted in the table but the issue is instead of setting " राज्य" ,the data is inserted as "?????"

when i try to insert the data directly it is inserted properly,the issue is while parsing it with OPENXML.

can any one help?? am i missing something?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

put an N before your text.. example:

SET @XmlQue=N'<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?><Template TId="1"> 
       <QueInfo QId="1" QDetails="Are you " IsYes="Yes" IsNo="No" Eligibleyes="Y" Eligibleno="N"/> 
       <QueInfo QId="2" QDetails=" राज्य " IsYes="Yes" IsNo="No" Eligibleyes="Y" Eligibleno="N"/> 
     </Template>'