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How do I get the @ to work in A5

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    How do I get the @ to work in A5

    I can't type the @ sign into a character defined
    field in A5 !
    It works in the memo field and I can then paste it into a
    character defined field.
    Does it have anything to do with my keyboard which is
    not a US keyboard but a Swedish one ?

    I use ver 4.5 built 266 of A5

    Anyone else who have this problem ?

    /Jens

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    RE: How do I get the @ to work in A5

    Jens,

    The @ sign works for me in a character field. Seems if it will work in a memo field it out to work in a character field. Try creating a 1 table data base with a character field and see if it works in that. Also, perhaps you can borrow an American keyboard.

    kenn
    TYVM :) kenn

    Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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      #3
      RE: How do I get the @ to work in A5

      Hi Ken,

      Thanks for your suggestions.

      I tried to do as you said, creating a new databas
      with one table only. I made two fields, one character
      defined and one memo. The problem remains, I can't
      type the @ sign into the ch. based field.

      Since I develop a database to be used in a Scandinavian
      environment, I can't ask my client to use a US keyboard.

      On a Swedish keyboard the @ is typed by holding the
      [Alt Gr]+[2].

      I'm a new user of Alpha5 so I'm not to familiar with the Xbasic yet. Maybe there's a way to get around the problem
      by using Xbasic ?

      Any suggestions appreciated,

      Cheers
      Jens

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        #4
        RE: How do I get the @ to work in A5

        Hi,

        Holding down the [ALT]key while typing the number 64 on the numeric keypad will place the @ symbol in a character field on a US keyboard. Will that work for you also?

        If not, move over here. That should fix it .

        Jay Talbott
        Jay Talbott
        Lexington, KY

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          #5
          RE: How do I get the @ to work in A5

          If you can figure out what the ascii decimal code for the symbol is in your character set, you might use the chr() function to supply that value when ever the user typed a particular key sequence, using the OnKey() function for the form. This would be sort of like remapping the key for your particular keyboard.

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            #6
            RE: How do I get the @ to work in A5

            Thanks James

            It does work to to as you said, however it's not
            a perfect solution.
            I'll just use a single line memo field which does
            seem to be working over here. Maybe Ver5 will behave different. The strange thing is that I use plenty of
            other US software that works fine with the keyboard
            settings over here.

            I guess it's not a common issue since Alpha5
            only seems to be big in the US & Canadian market so far.
            I hope that will change. It really do have a potential
            of being a rocket considering the lack of choices
            of "mid range" databases in the market.

            Cheers,
            Jens

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              #7
              RE: How do I get the @ to work in A5

              FYI,

              THe @ symbol may be a reserved token in xbasic. If you have two layouts with the same name attached to two separate tables, the path or address to either can be specified with mylayout@mytable1 vs mylayout@mytable2.

              Additionally, transaction tables are referred to by preceeding the table name with the @ symbol.

              Seems like a good idea to avoid the use of the @ symbol where possible.
              There can be only one.

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                #8
                RE: How do I get the @ to work in A5


                I just saw Tom's suggestion.
                I'll check on that, seems like a good one.

                Thanks
                Jens

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