
Suggestion for PB/nn next generation
In Win32, there are numerous functions that use LOCALE's to handle
multiple language/character functions... Even the humble LISTBOX can
use a LOCALE for it's sorting.
Have you looked at those (obviously PB/DOS can't use these though).
Quote:
>Hi,
> Obviously this is aimed at RZ but I'd like to open a discussion on the topic
>too.
> For years those of us that program in languages OTHER than English have had
>to create/use our own versions of UCASE and LCASE. This is no great task, even
>when attacked in ASM, but it does make coding for library routines a bit of a
>mess having to have one copy for each language.
> What I propose, if it is possible, RZ, is for you to give us a 128 character
>window into the UCASE/LCASE strings used in the PB compilers. This would allow
>us to use the native functions regardless of which language we were working
>in. The 128 characters mentioned would support only the 'back half' of the
>ASCii sets wherein the non-English characters reside.
> What'ch'think?
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