...I really think so! (Sorry, I couldn't resist)

We have a client who wants to use an existing VFP app, but wants to enter and store all data as Japanese characters. I'm clear on how to set up Windows to enter Japanese characters in Foxpro tables with the correct character set and font.

However, all of the data entry controls in the app's forms have Arial as the font for all data entry controls, which I know doesn't contain Japanese characters.

I need to know if there's any quick way to get this app to store and echo back Japanese characters in the forms and tables without having to change the font on all of the data entry controls.

One idea that I had was to rename a font file that contains Japanese characters to ARIAL.TTF and try to fool Windows into thinking it was the Arial font that my forms are already using. Has anyone tried this?

Any and all suggestions that wouldn't involve changing (and therefore creating different versions of) my application would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Ben Holton
Conarc, Inc.