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   On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:44:43 -0400, Kenneth wrote:   
      
   > Is there a way that I can write a TXT file from Paradox that   
   > is UTF-8?   
      
   I posted this recently on the Corel newsgroups. Don't take this as   
   definative; I Am Not An Expert.   
      
   Paradox is not UTF-8 compliant, and will never be. Paradox stores   
   characters in tables using whatever system is set up on your computer. This   
   is called the "OEM character set" in Paradox help.   
      
   The character set named Latin-1, and also named ISO 8859-1, is EXACTLY THE   
   SAME as UTF-8's FIRST 255 CHARACTERS -- not just the glyphs, but the actual   
   codes underneath. This means that you can set up your computer to Latin-1,   
   and Paradox will store UTF-8 compliant characters in its tables.   
      
   You have to do this as a separate step, as your computer does NOT come set   
   up to use the Latin-1 characters. In the US, it comes set up to use   
   Windows-1252, a superset of Latin-1. This means that Paradox could store   
   some characters (most notably the Euro sign and the em-dash) that are   
   missing from Latin-1, and therefore defined incorrectly for UTF-8.   
      
   If you are in the Czech Republic or other Eastern European countries, your   
   computer might be set up to use Latin-2 instead of Latin-1. This means that   
   every character above chr(126) will be defined incorrectly for UTF-8.   
      
   Finally, when you create a Paradox table, you need to install a language   
   driver that can use the characters above chr(126).   
      
   If you set up your computer to use Latin-1, then set up your Paradox tables   
   with an Eastern Europe language driver, Paradox will store your characters   
   in the nearest equivalent it can find in the Latin-1 character set. [In   
   other words, it will translate your Latin-2 glyphs into UTF-8.] At   
   least, I /think/ this is what the help said. I haven't tried it myself.   
      
      
   Jim Hargan   
      
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