Index: win_installer/installer/templates/mysql-ds.xml
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diff -u -r388ec3500ab44f8bbd700dee150266ddf40ca53e -r07b971e0572f2b3006481c25f48208f64578c1e5
--- win_installer/installer/templates/mysql-ds.xml	(.../mysql-ds.xml)	(revision 388ec3500ab44f8bbd700dee150266ddf40ca53e)
+++ win_installer/installer/templates/mysql-ds.xml	(.../mysql-ds.xml)	(revision 07b971e0572f2b3006481c25f48208f64578c1e5)
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     <jndi-name>jdbc/quartz-ds</jndi-name>
     <connection-url>jdbc:mysql://@MYSQL_HOST@:3306/@DB_NAME@</connection-url>
     <driver-class>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</driver-class>
+    <connection-property name="characterEncoding">utf8</connection-property> 
     <!-- Set transaction isolation level to match db -->
     <transaction-isolation>TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED</transaction-isolation>	
     <user-name>@DB_USER@</user-name>