Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
bchacc at san.rr.com
Fri Apr 30 13:58:37 CDT 2004
Marty: That looks very useful. Thanks. Rocky Smolin Beach Access Software http://www.e-z-mrp.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "MartyConnelly" <martyconnelly at shaw.ca> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [AccessD] Chinese Language > You might want to pick up a used copy of this book on amazon or ebay > It is selling for anywhere between about $50 and $200 used (out of print) > The book rambles a bit and has been panned because it assumes a lot of > OS and VB knowledge. > But should help you out with Jet collation problems in other languages, > codepages and IME's. > It doesn't cover the MS OS above Win 2000. > > Internationalization With Visual Basic > > Author: Michael Kaplan > Publisher: Macmillan Computer Pub > ISBN: 0672319772 > Publication Year: 2000 > > Chapters from book > http://www.i18nwithvb.com/chapters/ > > In (simplified chinese) for your Chinese compatriots > ANSI or Unicode? > http://www.i18nwithvb.com/chapters/Chapter16_sc.htm > Testing International Software > http://www.i18nwithvb.com/chapters/Chapter06_sc.htm > > i18N = Internationalization (or Globalization): mainly a program able to > manage in any locale the locale language and settings. > > M18N = Multinationalization: mainly a program able to manage (display > and input) several languages in any locale. > > L10N = Localization: mainly a program able to display its translated and > adapted version to several locales. > > > Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote: > > >Yeah it's A2K and it's working beautiful right now. But that's just label > >and command button caption. We'll see once they put in some data. > > > >Rocky > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "William Hindman" <wdhindman at bellsouth.net> > >To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > ><accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > >Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 8:44 AM > >Subject: Re: [AccessD] Chinese Language > > > > > > > > > >>...was a while back Rocky ...well before 8 so if you (and your client) > >> > >> > >have > > > > > >>the latest you should be ok ...I'm assuming that you're using A2K or AXP > >> > >> > >in > > > > > >>a W2K or WXP environment. > >> > >>William Hindman > >>"The world's becoming a museum of socialist failures." John Dos Passos > >> > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com> > >>To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > >><accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > >>Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 10:37 AM > >>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Chinese Language > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>William: > >>> > >>>Which SP did you have to get to fix the problem? > >>> > >>>At the moment I'm just working with captions and labels. But when they > >>>start putting in data and I'm operating onthe data, they might run into > >>> > >>> > >>the > >> > >> > >>>problem. > >>> > >>> > >>>Rocky > >>> > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: "William Hindman" <wdhindman at bellsouth.net> > >>>To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > >>><accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > >>>Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 7:17 AM > >>>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Chinese Language > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>...besides the font, you might want to check your Jet SPs ...earlier > >>>>versions of Jet4 had a number of problems with DBCS languages ...I > >>>> > >>>> > >>needed > >> > >> > >>>to > >>> > >>> > >>>>use a Thai set on an mdb and even though the correct font was > >>>> > >>>> > >installed > > > > > >>I > >> > >> > >>>>got a lot of extended characters instead and queries on that data > >>>> > >>>> > >would > > > > > >>>not > >>> > >>> > >>>>work either ...a Jet update cured the problem. > >>>> > >>>>William Hindman > >>>>"The world's becoming a museum of socialist failures." John Dos Passos > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>From: "Bob Gajewski" <rbgajewski at adelphia.net> > >>>>To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > >>>><accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > >>>>Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 9:52 AM > >>>>Subject: RE: [AccessD] Chinese Language > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Rocky > >>>>> > >>>>>Odds are real strong that you simply don't have the font installed > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>that > >> > >> > >>>>she > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>used. > >>>>> > >>>>>Bob Gajewski > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > >>>>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>Smolin - > >> > >> > >>>>>Beach Access Software > >>>>>Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 09:46 > >>>>>To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >>>>>Subject: [AccessD] Chinese Language > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Dear List: > >>>>> > >>>>>I am trying to create a Chinese language version of my product with > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>the > >> > >> > >>>>help > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>of a contact in Taiwan. > >>>>> > >>>>>As an initial test she translated the captions on the Main Menu. I > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>created > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>a front-end language file table to hold the two forms of Chinese > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>(simple > >> > >> > >>>>and > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>complex) and can add fields as I add languages. > >>>>> > >>>>>I sent her the table but she sent back an excel file of the table > >>>>> > >>>>> > >with > > > > > >>>the > >>> > >>> > >>>>>translations. When I open the Excel file the Chinese characters > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>display > >> > >> > >>>>>correctly (of course, how would I know?). > >>>>> > >>>>>But when I copy one of these strings from the Excel cell into the > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>language > >>> > >>> > >>>>>table in Access it shows as squares - undisplayable character, I > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>assume. > >> > >> > >>>>So > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Excel displays the Chinese but not my Access. > >>>>> > >>>>>I'm stating down the Access Help route but if anyone knows how to > >>>>> > >>>>> > >get > > > > > >>>>Access > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>to display foreign characters can you give me a lead? > >>>>> > >>>>>MTIA > >>>>> > >>>>>Rocky Smolin > >>>>>Beach Access Software > >>>>>http://www.e-z-mrp.com > >>>>> > >>>>>-- > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>AccessD mailing list > >>>>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >>>>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >>>>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>-- > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>AccessD mailing list > >>>>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >>>>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >>>>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>-- > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>AccessD mailing list > >>>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >>>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >>>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >>>> > >>>> > >>>-- > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>AccessD mailing list > >>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>_______________________________________________ > >>AccessD mailing list > >>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > Marty Connelly > Victoria, B.C. > Canada > > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com