I just use putty, then again our term emulation is just for our dev guys - all user interfaces are browser based.
-----Original Message----- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Bob Rasmussen Sent: 14 September 2010 20:28 To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] [UV] Is anyone storing multi-byte names or addresses [Ad] For a terminal emulator that can handle UTF-8 data, try Anzio. On Tue, 14 Sep 2010, Symeon Breen wrote: > We use utf-8 encoding of Unicode - this is good as it is compact as it > only uses 1 2 3 or 4 bytes depending on the character value in the unicode > set. > Also 1-127 is the same as regular ascii. - For us it is only ever > single or double bytes, it just stores it in the field, so for > instance the character Z is stored as c5 bb. > > I don't think Selects and lists etc would work on such data unless you > have nls configured, but we don't do many selects in our systems and > certainly not on any fields that would have utf-8 in them. > > For viewing - so long as your emulator is set up for utf-8 it will > view the data correctly, if you switch your emulator to an extended > acii type character encoding it will give you control characters. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Neil > Richards > Sent: 14 September 2010 17:51 > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] [UV] Is anyone storing multi-byte names or addresses > > Symeon, How are you storing unicode in your regular files? I thought > to go multibyte you need to turn on NLS? > > ________________________________ > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Symeon Breen > [syme...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 8:50 AM > To: 'U2 Users List' > Subject: Re: [U2] [UV] Is anyone storing multi-byte names or addresses > > We do store multi byte stuff, the biggest issues we have are not in > the storing but in its identification so that you can then transport > and display it correctly, we often get the data in xml files so we > need to know that the file has the correct character set definition, > similarly the data is displayed in a browser via html so again we need > to know that the correct character set is used, and certainly not mix > character sets on one output, > ascii/utf8 combination is fine, but you can get in knots if you start > to combine iso8859-1 with utf8 as the characters 127-255 are single > byte in > iso8859-1 but double byte in utf8. In some ways utf8 is better than > is08859-1 as you don't get the u umlout issue as character 253. You > can of course mix character sets in your data, so long as you know what is > what. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: > u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org<mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserve > r.u2ug > .org> > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Baker > Hughes > Sent: 13 September 2010 16:38 > To: 'U2 Users List' > Subject: [U2] [UV] Is anyone storing multi-byte names or addresses > > Hey, > > Just wondering how others have approached this - storing multi-byte > names and addresses for non-English languages. > > I don't think we're approaching the demarcation line where an NLS > implementation would be warranted, with the Administrative overhead > that incurs. We are doing a lot more other language business though > since we are opening more and more off-shore call centers, and have > deployed multiple non English language websites. > > Our immediate need just relates to Name, and ship to / bill to > addresses, such words as "Mosiezno-Zelaznych". > > Thanks in advance for the always enlightening insights. > > -Baker > > > > ________________________________ > This communication, its contents and any file attachments transmitted > with it are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain > confidential proprietary information. > Access by any other party without the express written permission of > the sender is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. > If you have received this communication in error you may not copy, > distribute or use the contents, attachments or information in any way. > Please destroy it and contact the sender. > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org<mailto:U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org> > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org<mailto:U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org> > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > ________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > Regards, ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. personal e-mail: r...@anzio.com company e-mail: r...@anzio.com voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) fax: (US) 503-624-0760 web: http://www.anzio.com street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 Portland, OR 97223 USA _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
