Ä You're right!
On Nov 21, 2007 8:26 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think ANSI only works if you use 4 digits. > > Alt-0196 will give Ä > > That's what I use! > > Henry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Hill > Sent: 2007-11-21 2:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: CHR() code for TAB character ? > > > On Nov 21, 2007 6:47 PM, Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 21, 2007, at 2:33 PM, Ailsom F. Heringer ((OSKLEN)) wrote: > > > > > What is the CHR code for the TAB character ? > > > > You can find out the code for any character (well, at least those > > below 255) using the ASC() function. So: > > > > * There is a tab between the quotes > > ?ASC(" ") > > => 9 > > On a related note I found something new the other day. Everyone knows > holding down alt and entering a number on the numberpad enters the > character right? But did you know it's not the ANSI code but rather > the OEM code. > > So to get a Ä ('A' with umlaut) which has the CP1252 ANSI code of 196 > you need to enter the OEM code which is 142. > > DOS still haunts us eh? > > I've been playing with codepages recently... It's good fun storing > text from different languages in the same character field (DBF, so no > unicode)! > > -- > Paul > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
