On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Jalal Abedinejad wrote: > 1- what platforms(linux,windows,mac,...) support them ?
I don't know much about Mac, but as far as I know, the latest versions of all above platforms support both of them. > 2- How much they are similar to each other ? CP1256 is a proper subset of Unicode, mathematically speaking. CP1256 is far from useful for Persian, and is only useful for the Arabic language. The reasons can be found below. > 3- How can they be converted to each other ? (I mean what is the mapping ?) The mapping table from CP1256 to Unicode can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/sbcs/1256.htm The other way around is impossible since Unicode is a superset of CP1256. > 4- How much M$ SQL Server supports both of them in FullText Indexing and > Sorting ? I don't know anything about this. > 5- Which of them is more popular and useful for web design and > application developement ? I can't comment on popularity, since you have not specified the domain. But about being useful, these are some of the problems you will have with CP1256. I consider the first two major barriers: 1) CP1256 doesn't support "Farsi Yeh". 2) CP1256 doesn't support Persian digits. 3) CP1256 doesn't support the Hamza or Small Yeh that is written over Heh for {ezaafe} in a word like "khaane-ye man". 4) CP1256 doesn't support Persian decimal separator {momayyez}, Persian percent sign, or Persian thousand separator. roozbeh _______________________________________________ FarsiWeb mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/farsiweb