On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:47:04 +0100, Thierry Sourbier wrote: > Unicode does not define any "negative" values, that may be why you are > having trouble. The "-" sign is probably due to an error (typo? overflow?). > > The Simplified Chinese character code point 31111 exists, you can look at it > at: > http://www.unicode.org/cgi-bin/GetUnihanData.pl?codepoint=7987
Could it be that the negative number has come from a misguided attempt to treat a unicode code point as a *signed* 16-bit number? If so, this would be U+8679 (which is also a valid CJK character). John. -- -- Over 1600 webcams from ski resorts around the world - http://www.snoweye.com/ -- Translate your technical documents and web pages - http://www.tradoc.fr/

