using unicode Hindi font with VB

[jefflehman]

I am an absolute new beginner to Visual Basic, and I am trying to write a program which uses the unicode Hindi font. When I switch to unicode Hindi, or cut and paste from a document, it comes out as a series of ? marks.

I have been told that I need to embed the unicode font (which would give the added advantage of making it appear on computers that don't already have it installed).

I have tried using the Forms 2.0 controls, but without success. I know it is possible using the Forms 2.0 controls, because I have seen it done. But I just don't know how!

Could someone give a clear and simple explanation of how unicode fonts can be used in VB programs? Or direct to an explanation?

Remember, I am a beginner. I am using John Smiley's book, and I'm not even quite finished with it.

Thank you,

Jeff Lehman

 

[chiph]

This may not be doable. While the guts of Visual Basic are fully UCS-2 (Unicode 2-byte format), the forms engine isn't quite there, and is still ANSI (Latin-1 character set).

Do some more investigation, but if you should confirm this to be true, your options are to buy the Hindi-localized version of Visual Basic, or switch to VB.NET which is 100% UCS-2, and has better localization & internationalization (I18N) support.

Chip H.