Pete LiveCode 7+ stores text data encoded according to UTF-16 so, as I understand, you will need to convert the UTF-8 encoded data using the textEncode function.
Regards Peter > On 26 Jan 2015, at 06:45, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: > > Is there a lesson/guide anywhere that shows how to use unicode in LC 7? > > All I need to do is SELECT data from an UTF8 encoded SQLite > database/display it in fields/datagrid and read input from fields/ > INSERT/UPDATE it to the database. > > I've got things working using unicodeText/uniencode/unidecode in LC 6.6 but > wondering how things work in 7. Or even if it's worthwhile even using LC 7 > for something as simple as this. > > The LC7 release notes document all the new properties/commands but don't > have any examples for straightforward use. Am I right in thinking that I > don't need to use unicodeText/uniencode/unidecode in LC7 to do the above > tasks? Just simple put into field/put field into var is all I need? > > Pete > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and > SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> > _______________________________________________ > 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
