French localization using Single-byte character set (SBCS)

[Selvam R]

Hi, We are going to support our application for French localization (iso-8859-1 Windows-1252). The application developed using C++ and C# technologies. As per my understanding, if we support Unicode or MBCS (Multi-byte character set), we won’t get any data loss. Can we use normal string function for handle French characters or _MBCS requires for handle French characters? Example: Can we

if( *sz1 == 'A' )

for Character Comparison or

if( !_mbccmp( sz1, sz2) )

Thanks and Regards, Selvam, http://www15.brinkster.com/selvamselvam/

[Lost User]

It looks like you plucked your question from here[^] where it explains the issue. It does not matter what character encoding you use if it's the same everywhere, just use the correct functions for your string manipulation, and ensure all constants are held in the correct encoding.

d@nish[^] has the answer.

[Selvam R]

Hi Richard, Thanks for your help. so, I can use ASCII functions(string manipulations, Windows API functions , etc) for my French application. Is it?

Thanks and Regards, Selvam, http://www15.brinkster.com/selvamselvam/

[Lost User]

R.selvam wrote:

so, I can use ASCII functions(string manipulations, Windows API functions , etc) for my French application. Is it?

Yes, assuming all your text is in ASCII.

d@nish[^] has the answer.

[Selvam R]

Thank you.

Thanks and Regards, Selvam, http://www15.brinkster.com/selvamselvam/