Hi! I'm a MapInfo/MapBasic newbie and I am not yet familiar with all the
MapInfo jargon, so I will try to present this as clearly as I can:

I need to make some changes to MapBasic code...I need to include a trademark
symbol (R) where I include text. (the trademark is one character with a
cirle and an R in the middle)

We are using HP10.20 (unix os), and MapBasic 3.0 (MapInfo corp no longer
supports HP Unix)

Here's the problem.  When I use the command Chr$(174) sometimes the (R)
symbol appears, and sometimes a U with a ^ appears.
The U^ only appears in a Title. but not always:

I have text in these lines of code:

Message = "Blah Blah Blah" + Chr$(174)
Print "Blah Blah Blah" + Chr$(174)
Note "Blah Blah Blah" + Chr$(174)
Title "Blah Blah Blah" + Chr$(174)

For all the Messages, Prints and Notes, I get the (R) symbol
For 2 out of my 4 Titles I get the (R) symbol, the other two times I get the
U with the ^.  Why does this happen?

According to the MapBasic 3.0 Reference Manual we have:
Appendix A: Character Code Table lists the Windows Latin 1 character set.
It identifies the symbol I want as 174.
It identifies the symbol I sometimes get instead as 219 (A capital U with a
carot ^)

I thought I could use the CharSet function but the reference manual
specifies that it only works in input and output files or tables. not dialog
boxes and maps...where I need it.

Does anyone know why this is happening or how to fix it?
How can I find out what Character Code we are using (Windows Latin 1,
ISO8859_1) I'm pretty sure it's not Windows Latin 1, because we're on a UNIX
system.

Thank you very much, Monica



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