Re: Can Basic be bilingual?

From	Hector Alfaro <alfaropas@ceropublicidad.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.basic.misc
Subject	Re: Can Basic be bilingual?
Date	2012-03-30 20:38 -0430
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El 30/03/2012 03:24 p.m., DonH escribió:
> "Karl E. Peterson" <karl@exmvps.org> wrote in message 
> news:jl2g3v$2b9$1@dont-email.me...
>> DonH pretended :
>>> I tried to transfer Greek letters into a Basic program, but found this 
>>> impossible, as all were automatically converted into their English 
>>> equivalent.
>>>   Windows itself has no problem, but Basic must be unilingual - being at 
>>> a primitive level?
>>>   Or, is it just that I don't know the technique?
>>
>> No where near enough information here.
>>
>> You don't even say what "Basic" language you're using.  If it's VB6, you 
>> might find http://www.i18nwithvb.com/ worth a peek.
>>
>> -- 
>> .NET: It's About Trust!
>> http://vfred.mvps.org
>>
>>
> 
> # I use MS-QBasic, under Windows (DOS), and find it quite satisfactory.
>    The bilingual endeavour was only a casual attempt, and of no real 
> concern - as Windows itself, and WWWeb, can accommodate.
>    I suppose that even at relatively primitive Basic level, the additional 
> characters of, eg Cyrillic or Germanic alphabets, could be covered if the 
> ASCII (American!) binaries were expanded.
>    Presumably, Basic in non-English nations is entirely in their language - 
> but that is not bilingual. 
> 
> 

In the qbasic online help there is an ascii table with all the available
characters in your current codepage.

On a real DOS environment you can change codepage but not sure on windows.

Try yabasic, libertybasic, lbb, they are similar languages with new
features that run as real windows applications.

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Can Basic be bilingual? "DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> - 2012-03-30 06:30 +1100
  Re: Can Basic be bilingual? Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2012-03-29 13:19 -0700
    Re: Can Basic be bilingual? "DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> - 2012-03-31 06:54 +1100
      Re: Can Basic be bilingual? Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2012-03-30 13:34 -0700
      Re: Can Basic be bilingual? ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2012-03-30 17:21 -0500
      Re: Can Basic be bilingual? Hector Alfaro <alfaropas@ceropublicidad.com> - 2012-03-30 20:38 -0430
        Re: Can Basic be bilingual? "DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> - 2012-04-01 04:47 +1000
          Re: Can Basic be bilingual? steve <blunt.axe.basic@gmail.com> - 2012-04-05 07:58 -0700
            Re: Can Basic be bilingual? "DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> - 2012-04-06 05:35 +1000
              Re: Can Basic be bilingual? steve <blunt.axe.basic@gmail.com> - 2012-04-05 17:33 -0700
              Re: Can Basic be bilingual? Helmut_Meukel <Helmut_Meukel@bn-hof.invalid> - 2012-04-07 22:44 +0200
                Re: Can Basic be bilingual? "DonH" <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> - 2012-04-09 06:59 +1000

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