V4RB: Encoding VString - VText

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

on 2/2/04 12:53 PM, Karl Grob at kgrob at mus.ch wrote:

Hi Karl,

> I have a problem with the encoding of german "Umlaute" (ä, ö, ü ...)
> and Class VText.
> 
> My System:
> RB 5.2.4
> Mac OS 10.3.2
> Windows98 (VirtualPC)
> V4RB.rbx 23.12.03 (4'758'576 Bytes)
> 
> 
> The following procedure produces a correct string (example is ä) in the
> MsgBox on the Mac:
> ä - 138
> On Windows the MsgBox shows:
> ž - 137
> with exactly the same code, if the VField is of the class VText. The
> Problem is there with or without DefineEncoding.
> If I pass the returned string in Windows to a EditField, the Text does
> not show. Mac is correct.
> 
> The class VString works correctly.
VarChar ?

> If I encode the Database with DOSLatinUS (while importing Data), I do
> not get the right encoding for the Valentina-Program, i.e. the ä, ö, ü
> etc. dont show correctly. (By the way: If I set the Language of VString
> or VText to "German", Valentina shows always ASCII. The only way to
> change the language seems to be the Valentina-Program itself.)

Last fact is strange.
Sounds like V4RB do not set German language for you.

After change in VAPP, does it works fine then?

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Ruslan Zasukhin      [ I feel the need...the need for speed ]
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