utf8 in CRecordset (visual c++ MFC)

[laura lucas]

Hello, I can store utf8 characters in my database and see them with MySql Query Browser.
I'm trying to retrieve them from a visual c++ application, using MFC CDatabase and CRecordset.
I changed the CDialog font to "Arial Unicode MS" and I can see the right characters in a messagebox, for example, or in edit boxes.

Here is how I connect to the database:
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m_db.Open(_T("DB"),FALSE, FALSE,_T("ODBC;DSN=DB;DATABASE=db;User Id=db_user; PASSWORD=secret;CHARSET=utf8") );
m_db.ExecuteSQL(_T( "SET NAMES 'utf8'"));

CTestRecordset rs(&m_db);

rs.Open(AFX_DB_USE_DEFAULT_TYPE, _T("SELECT * from table WHERE table.id = 8"));

MessageBox(rs.m_description);

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low characters show right (ABcd etc) but chinese or arabic characters appear messed up. Can you help me? :-)

Laura Lucas