Chinese and eXpress++

[skiman]

Hi,

For a customer I need the possibility to use Chinese characters in input screens.

With a dcsay ... GET I can ENTER chinese characters in the field, but as soon as I hit a space or I ENTER, the characters are replaced by '?'.

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s0 := space(50)
@ 1,5 dcsay "test : " get s0 sayright saysize 10 getsize 50 getfont '10.Arial Unicode MS'
dcread gui fit addbuttons

Anyone who worked already in Chinese with eXPress++?

If you are wondering how you can enter Chinese text with a standard keyboard, this is with the 'Pinyin' method of Microsoft.

[Tom]

Hi, Chris.

You should talk to Jimmy (AUGE_OHR). He's a specialist with this.

[skiman]

Hi TOm,

I already did, and I received a complete explanation from him.

However, he haven't used it with eXpress++ and he also has some problems with it. He posted on the Xbase++ newsgroup this week. Also Pablo Botella posted some remarks.

I was hoping there was a trick to convert the Chinese signs into the entity and to save it.

[Tom]

Hi, Chris

Michael ("edv-rudrich") also works with chinese characters - and with eXpress++.

Tom

[Auge_Ohr]

With a dcsay ... GET I can ENTER chinese characters in the field, but as soon as I hit a space or I ENTER, the characters are replaced by '?'.

Code: Select all

s0 := space(50)
@ 1,5 dcsay "test : " get s0 sayright saysize 10 getsize 50 getfont '10.Arial Unicode MS'
dcread gui fit addbuttons

If you are wondering how you can enter Chinese text with a standard keyboard, this is with the 'Pinyin' method of Microsoft.

there are some Problem with Xbase++
1.) use OEM DBF to store chinese Sign
2.) use a System Font like Arial on chinese OS() to "enter" Data"
3.) use Unicode Font like Arial Unicode MS to "show" on non chinese OS()

now the Problem, on chinese OS() when type into "Pejing" IME that Xbase++ XbpSLE does not "react" on it.
this was the Discussion with Pablo in Alaska Newgroup and he told me to SubClass XbpSLE ...

but as you have Codejock Control you can use Flatedit activeX as "SLE" to enter chinese Sign

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[Auge_Ohr]

... but as soon as I hit a space or I ENTER, the characters are replaced by '?'.

forgot to say : while DBCS are 2byte you shoud hit Space Key twice before ENTER, else it happen that you "lost" last chinese Sign

[skiman]

Hi Jimmy,

Yes, that's a good tip. With the double space I can enter Chinese characters in de DCSLE.

DCSLE is a command from Roger, that replaces the standard DCSAY/GET.

Next step is to save it in my database. Last I need to create HTML pages with the Chinese text to upload it on a webshop.

[Auge_Ohr]

Next step is to save it in my database. Last I need to create HTML pages with the Chinese text to upload it on a webshop.

i do this with List & Label Export.
depend of Browser you can get different Result.
IE

Internet Explorer

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Firefox

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Opera

Opera

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