Character Encoding by Anticlue

Character encoding is CF is a fun thing. If you need to pass variables to java functions that require a different coding standard try manipulating the variable.

First set the variable up in either form or url scope
<cfset FORM.stringvalue = "password string">

Then set the encoding to your desired flavor:

<cfscript>
SetEncoding("FORM", "iso-8859-1");
WriteOutput("FORM.stringvalue is " & FORM.stringvalue & "
");
</cfscript>