CharSet

Description

Values for specifying the character set used in the DataWindow.

Generally, the value for CharSet is derived from the font selected for controls within the DataWindow.

Values are used with the Font.CharSet DataWindow object property. Use the numeric values, not the enumerated values, for DataWindow object properties.

Values

PowerBuilder enumerated value

Numeric value

Meaning

1

The default character set for the specified font

CharSetAnsi!

0

Standard ANSI

CharSetUnicode!

Unicode

CharSetAnsiHebrew!

Right-to-left Hebrew

CharSetAnsiArabic!

Right-to-left Arabic

CharSetDBCS-Japanese!

Double-byte Japanese

2

Symbol

128

Shift-JIS

255

OEM

See also