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[Mark Waddingham]

On 2016-06-15 19:37, Richmond wrote:
> This is rather interesting as all my code currently features
> 
> set the unicodeText of fld "XYZ" to the unicodeText of fld "XYZ" &
> numToChar(12345)
> 
> in LC/RR 4.5, to which I should add:
> 
> 1. That works 100% in LC 4.5
> 
> 2. I thought that was "the way" in 4.5, so don't entirely understand
> "the changes introduced around 5.5 are likely to cause you *more*
> trouble than those introduced with 7.0".

If your code only ever sets 'the unicodeText of field' and not a field 
chunk, then you should find you won't have to make many changes at all. 
It was the behavior of character chunks of fields which changed in 5.5 - 
setting the field's unicodeText property did not.

Indeed, you should find that 'numToChar()' with 'useUnicode == true' and 
'the unicodeText of field ...' work exactly the same in 4.5, 5.5 and 7+ 
- modulo any bugs which have been fixed in unicode support since 4.5, 
that is.

Warmest Regards,

Mark.

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