Hope,
Are you using Rbase v9.5 (64Bits) or v9.5 (32Bits)? If it is v9.5 (64Bits) you may be able to use the BSTR ·Holds binary string data ·String data type that is used by COM (Component Object Model), Automation, and Interop functions ·Used to support Unicode in table data ·Composite data type that consists of a length prefix, a data string, and a terminator ·Specific to R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 (64) Length Prefix ·Consists of a four-byte integer ·Occurs immediately before the first character of the data string ·Contains the number of bytes in the following data string ·Does not include the terminator Data String ·Consists of a string of Unicode characters (wide or double-byte characters) ·May contain multiple embedded null characters Terminator ·Consists of two null characters (0x00) Jim Bentley, American Celiac Society 1-504-737-3293 ________________________________ From: Center for Vocational Building Technology - Thailand <[email protected]> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> Subject: [RBASE-L] - DB Entry Form Stores Thai as ??? I've imported a 7.6 database into Rbase 9.5 When I input new Thai character text using an entry form the data is stored as ????. The form object is DB Memo, I checked using the data browser, SELECTing with out put to the screen and to a file; all the Thai characters that showed in the entry form are stored as ???s. Old imported Thai shows as Thai. Thai text that is entered in the data browser grid using the Rbase BLOB editor (the default when double clicking; this column is note type data), comes out as Thai character. I tried some other database control objects like DB Edit (doesn't keep text in the form field when another filed is subsequently activated) and DB Rich Edit (stores unicode callouts) and Enhanced DB Rich Edit. It was interesting to me to discover that I need to use the Unicode Static Text object to show Thai characters on the form. Does anyone have an idea of what Form Object I can use to get Thai to store correctly?
