Thanks to you and John for replying. I was really asking a rhetorical question but appreciate having the answer. tex
Patrick Andries wrote: > > Tex Texin wrote: > > > > >Plus, since we tend to end up with most codes being mnemonic, we get > >errors when software or web developers just guess the code will be > >menmonic. (Why is Algeria DZ?) > > > For the same reason a Qatari TV station is called Al-Djazeera : a few > islands in front of Algiers. The French then named those ex-departments > by a name coined on the city (Alger -> Alg�rie). > > Patrick -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Tex Texin Director, International Business mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] the Progress Company Tel: +1-781-280-4271 http://www.progress.com ------------------------------------------------------------- Find out about Globalization Empowerment for Progress users mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For a compelling demonstration for Unicode: http://www.geocities.com/i18nguy/unicode-example.html
