Hold down the ALT key and type the number on the numeric keypad.

You can also use the Character Map tool. On Windows 10 it is under Windows Accessories\System Tools.

Hi Roland,

that's exactly what we're doing (as I've already written).
It doesn't work with the ALT key - only with copy & paste (e.g. from the windows character table).

It sounds like you should submit a bug report.

Hi Ben;

  The hex character code via the ALT+nnn is also dependent of the chosen font. When you see the hex ALT+nnn in the CharMap utility, remember that when you are in the PB IDE's text properties of any textual based object - you need to set the correct font and then enter the ALT+Numeric pad in "decimal".

  In my example below .. the phone is only a character within the Wingdings2 font of MS-Windows 10 and its an ALT+x28. So in the PB IDE, I set the font to WingDings2 and then press ALT+040 (decimal equivalent). Now my phone icon displays properly in the IDE and at run-time (as long as that font also resides on the user's PC where the EXE runs).

HTH

Regards ... Chris

Hi Chris,

what surprises us is that it works with the same font "Arial" in Word and Outlook and in this editor.

Why not in PB DW text columns, single line edits and so on?

Why does it work with copy & paste? It can be displayed, but not entered with ALT+nnn.

Good: that the symbols are not coloured is understandable, but why are completely different symbols displayed?

kind regards,

Ben

Hi Chris,

you are right.

When I enter ALT+9990 in a Word document, the font automatically changes to "Segoe UI Symbol".

But why can e.g. a multiline edit display the symbols via copy & paste and why can't you enter these symbols via an ALT+nnn code via the keyboard?

Hi Ben;

  PB drives the entire text in an ST, SLE or MLE based on one font setting. When I have a mixture of font requirements to get these special characters woven into what the user interprets as one test line .. I use multiple ST and/or SLE's strung out together so they look like one. Each one with the required font setting.

  The other alternative is to use Roland's RTE suggestion.

Regards ... Chris

Hi,

I just want to know the ALT+nnn code for the symbols. The text object can also display them in "arial". I just don't know how to enter the characters with the keyboard.

regards,

Benjamin

Hi,

if it depends on the font and the text objects in powerbuilder can only display one font at a time, why can I copy & paste the symbol into a text object with the font "arial"?

Hi Benjamin,

Status line (microhelp) in CharMap.exe displays the values you need:

• Left side: Unicode value
  Which is of value ONLY when you write code.
  For you U+2706 => CHAR(9990).
• Right side: Keystroke using numeric keypad
  For you blank => No numeric keypad combo! 

Luckily without keypad combos you found the solution: Copy+Paste from CharMap.exe.

HTH /Michael