It is not quite i18n, but one of our clients wants to be known by
their real name. Said name contains a degree symbol.

I know there are critters called codepages that deal with this
sort of thing, but I have never had to, and the documentation is less
than edifying.

It does not matter if it is weird to enter, only that it display
on the screen and print on reports.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

If your users don't want to mess with ALT-0176, tell them to open Word and
Insert->Symbol. Once they've inserted a degree symbol in an empty document,
copy/paste it into your app.

I doubt you really need to worry about codepages.

Dan

Gene Wirchenko wrote:

On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:45:31 -0700, "Dan Freeman" <spam (AT) microsoft (DOT) com>
wrote:

So close! I had tried <Alt-176> (no zero).

You do not need to create the symbol in Word. <Alt-0176> will
work with a VFP textbox.

I did not.

Thank you for the help.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Gene Wirchenko wrote:
Yeah, but some users will still prefer the copy/paste method if you give
show it to 'em. <s> It's funny how folks develop preferences, eh?

Dan

On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:23:29 -0700, "Dan Freeman" <spam (AT) microsoft (DOT) com>
wrote:

No, but it is funny how they will stick with them, even after
someone shows them an objectively better way. Some people do not like
thinking.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko