Im having trouble with doctrine generating the code for a query that has a umlaut in. $q = Doctrine_Query::create() ->select('DISTINCT p.project_name, fqha.form_question_has_answer_request, fqha.form_question_has_answer_form_id, fqha.form_question_has_answer_user_id, u.user_username, c.company_hall_no, c.company_type, c.company_company_name, c.company_country, c.company_stand_number, c.company_image_file_1, pchu.project_company_has_user_project_id, pchu.project_company_has_user_user_id') ->from('Klarents_Model_ProjectCompanyHasUser pchu') ->innerJoin('pchu.Klarents_Model_Company c') ->innerJoin('pchu.Klarents_Model_Project p') ->innerJoin('pchu.Klarents_Model_User u') ->innerJoin('pchu.Klarents_Model_Form f') ->leftJoin('pchu.Klarents_Model_FormQuestionHasAnswer fqha ON fqha.form_question_has_answer_form_id = ' . $this->zon