unicode question

[loadstone]

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Debug Asc("你")

When I change the sourcefile encoding to utf8 and checked the
"create unicode executable",then <ASC"你"> code can not get the value.

ps: if ansi mode,that can get the value.
"你" is a chinese word.
in VB chinese edition can do this Asc("你")=-15133,meybe VB inside immediately use the uncode?
thank

[blueznl]

Asc() returns the Ascii value, Unicode characters do not necessarily have an Ascii value, so I fear you cannot rely on Asc() here...

[Marco2007]

It works for me....

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number=Asc("你") 
Debug number

If OpenWindow(0,0,0,300, 400,"") And CreateGadgetList(WindowID(0))
    StringGadget(0, 20,20, 200, 30, Chr(number)+ " 你 " + Chr(20320))
    SetGadgetFont(0, LoadFont(0, "Arial Unicode MS", 12))
EndIf    
Repeat:Until WaitWindowEvent()=#WM_CLOSE    

I get 20320 and it looks okay.

Unicode on and Utf-8 enabled.

[loadstone]

oh,I understand
it work good!!!!

[Rook Zimbabwe]

Isn't there some function to return the unicode value? If not we may need a UNI(ñ) feature!

[Marco2007]

Well, I don`t have problems with e.g. Asc("‱") + Unicode.

I`ve tried several Unicodes without any problems.

Try it...

For displaying, the right font has to be installed:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_typefaces

[Fred]

Isn't there some function to return the unicode value? If not we may need a UNI(ñ) feature!

Asc() is here for that, where is the problem ?

[blueznl]

Fred, does it support all unicode formats / codes? If so a little note in the docs would make sense

[Fred]

Sure it does, it returns a character, it's not ascii only. I will update the doc.