Changing source code from one CP to another ? 1

[andrej67]

My native CP is 1250 (East European) and i've noticed, some of my source code is in CP 1252 (West European). Is there a way to change the "source code" code page from 1252 to 1250? I can't do this from within Project/Project info window since "Code page" option is disabled.

Thank you for any idea,
Andrej

 

[Mike Lewis]

Andrej,

Are you talking about the code page assigned to PRG files?

If so, open the file in the code editor, then choose File / Save As, then click the Code Page button and pick the new code page.

Mike


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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My Visual FoxPro site: www.ml-consult.co.uk

 

[andrej67]

Mike,

PRG files are OK, i'm having problems with forms (scx files). If i enter a string in my native CP in gets converted into 1252 after i save the code.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Andrej,

I don't know any specific way of changing a code page for a SCX. However, given that an SCX file is really a DBF with a different extension, I'd guess that you could simply copy it to a new file, specifying the code page as you do so.

For example:

USE MyForm.SCX
COPY TO MyNewForm.SCX AS 1250

Then delete MyForm and rename MyNewForm.

That said, I don't know how the process would affect the compiled code within the form. So, be sure to take a backup before trying this. And perhaps also compile the form afterwards.

Let me know if this works.

Mike

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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

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[andrej67]

Mike, thanks for valuable lesson how things can be solved if you look at them from the right perspective. Oh yeah, it works.

Andrej

 

[Mike Lewis]

Andrej,

Delighted that it works. I've never tried to do that myself.

Thanks for the star.

Mike


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My Visual FoxPro site: www.ml-consult.co.uk

 

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