how to fire an event when unicode UTF-8 used IN JAVASCRIPT

[Vajiramani]

Hi all

I need to fire the event selectHandler() when unicode UTF-8 is used in JAVASCRIPT. If i use ASCII it is fired.
If i use unicode it is not fired.
Help please!

[sunny2468]

Show code examples of the associated HTML, the Javascript event handler you're talking about, and the connection between the two. Thanks.

[Vajiramani]

This is the code i have written

function clearSelect(e) {
if(document.all) {
e = window.event;
}

var key;
if(document.all) {
key = e.keyCode;
} else {
key = e.which;
}
//alert(key);
if(key>=48 && key<=57 || key>=65 && key<=90 || key == 8 || key == 9 || key == 32 || key == 39) {
docl = document.form1.selpgm_sname.length;
for(j=0; j<docl; j++) {
document.form1.selpgm_sname.options[0] = null;
}
selectHandler(e);
} else if(key == 40) {
document.form1.selpgm_sname.focus();
} else {
if(document.layers) return false;
else if(document.all) e.returnValue = false;
}
}

function selectHandler(e) {
var str = document.form1.pgm_sname.value;
//alert("called");
var cnt = 0;
if(document.all) {
e = window.event;
}