Use binfile instead of file. Slava
> -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode- > boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Sivakatirswami > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 11:59 PM > To: How to use LiveCode > Subject: Importing Unicode text to a field .. How? > > I converted some Mylai-Sri (Tamil) Type 1 fonts to unicode. I can > open > these in Pages, select the text, choose the native Mac OS X Tamil > unicode font: Inaimathi New and I get Tamil glyphs... if I copy and > paste to a field in Livecode it appears as expected. > > But, now, I want to import the same unicode raw text files that I am > opening in Pages into Livecode fields by script. > > I cannot get it to work: > > on mouseup > answer file "Choose the Unicode for this song" with "OK" > put url ("file:/" & it) into tUnicode > set the unicodetext of fld "Unicode_Script_Title" to line 3 of > tUnicode > > # though the above should do it ,but I get garble in the field, > > > #this does not help either: > > set the textfont of char 1 to -1 of fld "Unicode_Script_Title" to > "Inaimathi New" > > > # still garble > > > > end mouseup > > clues? > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
