RE: Unicode text in custom properties

2011-06-21 Thread Slava Paperno
As advised by the good folks on the list, custom properties are capable of storing Unicode text, but typing it in the Contents window of the property inspector is not a good idea. Instead, establish the text in a field first, then assign it to the custom property from the unicodeText of the field.

Re: Unicode text in custom properties

2011-06-20 Thread Richard Gaskin
Slava Paperno wrote: Has anyone successfully stored and retrieved non-Roman text using a custom property? Is my syntax wrong? get the cDefaultText of field "MyField" set the unicodeText of field "MyField" to it This may be helpful or it may be a red herring, but FWIW I've had robust, predic

Re: Unicode text in custom properties

2011-06-19 Thread Malte Brill
Hey Slava, custom properties are binary, so it should work. What I suspect not to be working is using the Inspector to set it (I am highly suspicious that it uses the TEXT of the field, not the UnicodeText and so you lose some bytes). Try a different field called "myInput". Then in a button: