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Codepage nightmare
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Database:
Visual FoxPro
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Thread ID:
01058740
Message ID:
01058830
Views:
14
>>>>Hi all
>>>>I am having a Codepage nightmare with an app i wrote for a Spanish company.
>>>>They have old data ( originally from Visual dBase ) with Spanish data in it. I wrote an utility that takes those dBase tables, reformats, and enters the data into our application database.
>>>>The problem is that i use Hebrew Enabled Windows, and that the specific characters get "lost in translation" somewhere in the way.
>>>>Now when they run the app with the new data, even if being in a Spanish environment, they see geebrish instead of the special Spanish chars.
>>>>
>>>>When the data transform process was small and easy, i just had them run it there directly, but now, i have to do this process in my computer.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance for your help
>>>>Jaime
>>>
>>>just install Spanish version of windows and use codepage 1252
>>
>>I am using Windows XP. I can switch to Spain in the location, and take out Hebrew from the 'non-unicode programs'. Is that what you mean?
>
>Yes. That must be enough.

Thanks guys :-)
Why do programs stop working correctly as soon as you leave the Fox?
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