Running RB-DOS and RB-Win applications against the same database have some problems for international users. ASCII (used by RBDOS) and ANSI (used by RBWin) display and store different extended ASCII-Codes (characters 128 - 255) for identical character. Example RBWin will store � as character 196, RBDOS as character 142.
Workaround --------------- The text has to be converted and stored in a different column or table. The convert-utilities base mostly on files (also word processors are able to do that). Inquiries ----------- It would be helpful to have build-in functions in R:Base: ANSI() to convert from ASCII to ANSI ASCI() to convert from ANSI to ASCII There is an additional problem, using Chinese characters: They use two-word characters. History --------- Status October: Discussion with Wayne Erickson. He's agree to support a solution with build-in functions. Status November 9: Razzak reports, that the functions ANSI() and ASCII() should be available with upcoming R:Base 7.5. Many thanks to the R:Base Team! Best Regards Adrian H�ssy
