Hi Paul
Sorry for not being more accurate in describing my problem.
We found out the reason why it doesn't work: the version of the tool we are using with this VBScript is too old to handle Unicode...
Regards
Luzia
"Paul Randall" <paulr901@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:e$Mkw4x%23JHA.4376@xxxxxx
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> "Luzia Baumgartner" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%234O$stw%23JHA.5068@xxxxxx Quote:
>> Hello there
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>> I have a problem with special characters. I need to print the alpha and beta sign within a text. Is there a possibility to do
>> this? It doesn't work with chr() or chrw().
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>> Thanks for help in advance!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Luzia
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> To display any particular character, you need at least two thing: a font that has a character that is what you want, and the code
> point (number you would put in Chr() or ChrW() ) to display that character.
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> You should have mentioned what values you put in your chr() or chrw() rather than saying only "It doesn't work with chr() or
> chrw()." The characters displayed by Chr()/ChrW() with values less than 256 are dependent on your computer's Locale; what works
> in one locale might display something entirely different in another locale. There is info about Locale and changing it for the
> duration of your script, in the scripting help file, script56.chm, which is probably installed on your computer.
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> You also didn't mention how you are trying to display the character, like in a message box or in an IE window. I can't remember
> the procedure to change the font for message boxes, but default installations of WXP uses a font with a fairy wide range of
> Unicode characters. Knowing your OS would also help with giving you a useful response.
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> There is a tool built into Windows for displaying all the characters available in the various installed fonts. I can't remember
> the name of this program, but perhaps your computer's help & support can give you that info.
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> You probably need a Unicode code point; see www.unicode.org for all things Unicode. If you haven't been there before, be sure to
> look at the topics displayed when your cursor hovers over 'New to Unicode' and 'General Information' in the upper left corner.
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> -Paul Randall
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