Chinese Characters in Windows
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From: Carlos Rocha on 26 Mar 2010 11:45 It's good to know that's possible without external resources. The most important thing is to solve the problem, but I still would like to know the result with the ocx I posted. > Carlos: > > I got some pointers from Robert van der Hulst about what VO2Ado does > internally with the code pages (your earlier suggestion about the > AdoVoStr2Unicode) function was right on target. Anyway, Robert suggested > that I have to change the system locale to chinese and then VO2Ado > will use > that code page to translate the data read from the server. So far > this is > working for me. I can display stored (SQL Server 2005 database) values > using a VO MLE. Next I will be trying to save chines values. > > I tried so many things that I am not currently sure what actually > caused it > to work but the following is an attempt at a step by step process: > > 1) Data storage in SQL Server 2005 as unicode string (Nchar, Nvarchar, > etc) > 2) Add the Chinese(Simplified) Language in Control Panel / Clock, > Language, > and Region / Install/Uninstall display languages > 3) Change the system locale (not location) to Chines(Simplified) - Reboot > 4) In the VO window use the chinese font (I use the NSimSum but I > don't know > if others will work or not) > 5) Voila - chinese characters are displayed. > > HTH > > Roger Lawton > Product Manager > SOMAX, Inc. > > "Carlos Rocha" <carlos.deletethis.rocha(a)doossier.com> wrote in message > news:CqydnY8RdOIsrjHWnZ2dnUVZ7vqdnZ2d(a)novis.pt... >> Roger, >> >> I just made an ActiveX in VB6 with 3 controls: EditText, EditTextML, >> and Label. VB6 works with Unicode strings, so maybe this can solve >> your problem. >> I didn't test them, but if you want to try please give me some >> feedback, as it's possible to make a few more controls with unicode >> support. Just register the OCX, generate the VO OLE Classes, and add >> them to the VO Window Editor Palette. >> >> http://www.doossier.com/vo/Unicode.ocx >> >> Hope this help >> >> >>> I am attempting to display (and eventually enter) simplified chinese >>> characters into a VO (2.8) MLE. I am using Window Vista Ultimate, >>> SQL Server (2005) as a database and regular VO Datawindows for >>> input/display. I added a MLE to a window and selected the SimSun >>> font for the MLE. When I paste the chinese characters into the MLE >>> they display correctly. However, when I save them to the database >>> (using VO2ADO) they change to ??. So I tried another tactic and >>> pasted the chinese characters directly into the db column using SQL >>> Server Management Studio. They are saved just fine in the >>> management studio but when I display them using the VO MLE they >>> display as ??. Do you have any ideas on how I can accomplish this? >>> >>> Thanks for any help. >>> >> >> -- >> Carlos Rocha > -- Carlos Rocha
From: Roger Lawton on 26 Mar 2010 13:49
Carlos: I will check it out when I get a chance. It will be after next week as I am out of the office. Regards -- Roger Lawton Product Manager SOMAX, Inc. "Carlos Rocha" <carlos.deletethis.rocha(a)doossier.com> wrote in message news:65KdnaIMSYUUSzHWnZ2dnUVZ8iGdnZ2d(a)novis.pt... > It's good to know that's possible without external resources. > The most important thing is to solve the problem, but I still would like > to know the result with the ocx I posted. > > >> Carlos: >> >> I got some pointers from Robert van der Hulst about what VO2Ado does >> internally with the code pages (your earlier suggestion about the >> AdoVoStr2Unicode) function was right on target. Anyway, Robert suggested >> that I have to change the system locale to chinese and then VO2Ado will >> use >> that code page to translate the data read from the server. So far this >> is >> working for me. I can display stored (SQL Server 2005 database) values >> using a VO MLE. Next I will be trying to save chines values. >> >> I tried so many things that I am not currently sure what actually caused >> it >> to work but the following is an attempt at a step by step process: >> >> 1) Data storage in SQL Server 2005 as unicode string (Nchar, Nvarchar, >> etc) >> 2) Add the Chinese(Simplified) Language in Control Panel / Clock, >> Language, >> and Region / Install/Uninstall display languages >> 3) Change the system locale (not location) to Chines(Simplified) - Reboot >> 4) In the VO window use the chinese font (I use the NSimSum but I don't >> know >> if others will work or not) >> 5) Voila - chinese characters are displayed. >> >> HTH >> >> Roger Lawton >> Product Manager >> SOMAX, Inc. >> >> "Carlos Rocha" <carlos.deletethis.rocha(a)doossier.com> wrote in message >> news:CqydnY8RdOIsrjHWnZ2dnUVZ7vqdnZ2d(a)novis.pt... >>> Roger, >>> >>> I just made an ActiveX in VB6 with 3 controls: EditText, EditTextML, and >>> Label. VB6 works with Unicode strings, so maybe this can solve your >>> problem. >>> I didn't test them, but if you want to try please give me some feedback, >>> as it's possible to make a few more controls with unicode support. Just >>> register the OCX, generate the VO OLE Classes, and add them to the VO >>> Window Editor Palette. >>> >>> http://www.doossier.com/vo/Unicode.ocx >>> >>> Hope this help >>> >>> >>>> I am attempting to display (and eventually enter) simplified chinese >>>> characters into a VO (2.8) MLE. I am using Window Vista Ultimate, SQL >>>> Server (2005) as a database and regular VO Datawindows for >>>> input/display. I added a MLE to a window and selected the SimSun font >>>> for the MLE. When I paste the chinese characters into the MLE they >>>> display correctly. However, when I save them to the database (using >>>> VO2ADO) they change to ??. So I tried another tactic and pasted the >>>> chinese characters directly into the db column using SQL Server >>>> Management Studio. They are saved just fine in the management studio >>>> but when I display them using the VO MLE they display as ??. Do you >>>> have any ideas on how I can accomplish this? >>>> >>>> Thanks for any help. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Carlos Rocha >> > > -- > Carlos Rocha |