Index: branches/RC/core/units/general/country_states.php
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diff -u -r8929 -r10098
--- branches/RC/core/units/general/country_states.php	(.../country_states.php)	(revision 8929)
+++ branches/RC/core/units/general/country_states.php	(.../country_states.php)	(revision 10098)
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <?php
 
-	class kCountryStatesHelper extends kHelper  
+	class kCountryStatesHelper extends kHelper
 	{
 		var $CountriesWithStates = Array('USA', 'CAN');
-		
+
 		function CountryHasStates($country_code)
 		{
 			return !$country_code ? false : in_array($country_code,$this->CountriesWithStates);
 		}
-		
+
 		/**
 		 * Prepares states dropdown based on country selected
 		 *
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 			$object->Fields[$state_field]['options'] = $states;
 			$object->Fields[$state_field]['options'][''] = '';
 		}
-		
+
 		/**
 		 * Returns valid state code for state name and country code passed
 		 *
@@ -51,28 +51,28 @@
 		function CheckState($state_name, $country_code)
 		{
 			if( !$this->CountryHasStates($country_code) ) return $state_name;
-			
+
 			$sql = 'SELECT sdStates.DestAbbr
 					FROM '.TABLE_PREFIX.'StdDestinations AS sdStates
 					LEFT JOIN '.TABLE_PREFIX.'Phrase AS p ON p.Phrase = sdStates.DestName
 					LEFT JOIN '.TABLE_PREFIX.'StdDestinations AS sdCountries ON sdStates.DestParentId = sdCountries.DestId
 					WHERE	(sdStates.DestType = 2) AND
 							(sdStates.DestParentId = sdCountries.DestId) AND
-							(p.LanguageId = %1$s) AND 
-							(sdCountries.DestAbbr = %2$s) AND 
+							(p.LanguageId = %1$s) AND
+							(sdCountries.DestAbbr = %2$s) AND
 								(
 									(LOWER(sdStates.DestAbbr) = %3$s) OR (LOWER(sdStates.DestAbbr2) = %3$s) OR (LOWER(sdStates.DestName)  = %3$s) OR (LOWER(p.Translation) = %3$s)
 								)';
-			
-			$state_name = trim( strtolower($state_name) );
+
+			$state_name = trim( mb_strtolower($state_name) );
 			$sql = sprintf($sql, $this->Application->GetVar('m_lang'), $this->Conn->qstr($country_code), $this->Conn->qstr($state_name) );
-			
+
 			return $this->Conn->GetOne($sql);
 		}
-		
+
 		function CheckStateField(&$event, $state_field, $country_field)
 		{
-			
+
 			$items_info = $this->Application->GetVar( $event->getPrefixSpecial(true) );
 			if($items_info)
 			{