Rails - Aug 2006 - Special characters appearing incorrectly using Form Helpers

Hi

Am using the select helper to create a drop down of proce/cost options. 
The prices should be shown in English pounds. Using either of the below 
methods does not display the pound character correctly.

<%= select("product", "cost", ([["Less than
?5","1"], ["?5 -
?9.99","2"], ["?10 - ?19.99","3"],
["More than ?20","4"]]), {:prompt =>
"Please select"}) %>

<%= select("product", "cost", ([["Less than
&pound;5","1"], ["&pound;5 -
&pound;9.99","2"], ["&pound;10 -
&pound;19.99","3"], ["More than
&pound;20","4"]]), {:prompt => "Please select"})
%>

I have also used options_for_select wrapped by hardcoded select tag 
which shows the pound character correctly but will not show the value 
selected for that instance when editing.

Any ideas on how to make our precious pound appear in my select drop 
down?

Cheers

Mark

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Hi

Can anyone suggest a suitable workaround for this bug.

Cheers

Mark

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