simple unicode question

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What is the function to return the code associated with a unicode symbol? If
I enter ALT-1234 in cell (say A1), I get a pi-type symbol:

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However CODE(A1) returns a 63. How can I get the 1234 back?
 
Just a point of reference, in my Excel97, SR2......when I type Alt-1234 in
A1, A1 displays the Pi symbol, and =CODE(A1) shows 45. If I type in
Alt-045, the cell displays a hyphen. If I type in a hyphen, =CODE(A1) shows
45 again........also, Chip's CodeView Add-in follows suite.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3
 
Hi,

Can I ask which Font you are using, as I need Alt-112 (or Alt-0112)
with the Symbol font to produce a Pi symbol. (Windows XP, Office 2003)

I use the attached sheet (Chars, is like Charmap with addresses) to
determine which characters will be displayed for the relavant Alt-code
for the currently selected Font, and note that where a 4 digit code
Alt-0nnn to Alt-0255 is entered the chacters from rows 17 to 29 of
worksheet Chars are displayed, whereas if Alt-nnn to Alt-255, or a
calculated figure are used then characters from rows 3 to 15 are
displayed.

The 'calculated figure' - it seems that for any Alt-entry not in the
Alt-0 to Alt-256 or Alt-0000 to Alt-0256 ranges that the character
displayed is the Mod of the entered code divided by 256 (or
thereabouts). I did a partial construction of numbers Alt-1000+ and
Alt-2000+, and these seem to follow the plan.

If this is correct, then the '1' is your Alt-1234 cannot be returned as
it is not (as I had previously thought) a 'code', but is just a part of
a 'to big' code that is trimmed to the 0-255 range.

If anyone has a better understanding of the Alt-code system I would
welcome a better explanation, however to Gary''s Student's original
question, I have no method to determine whether the character was the
result of an Alt-0nnn or 'other' entry, ie, whether the display came
from rows 3-15 or 17-29.

Bryan

Attachment is:
http://www.excelforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4634&d=1145115775
Just a point of reference, in my Excel97, SR2......when I type Alt-1234
in
A1, A1 displays the Pi symbol, and =CODE(A1) shows 45. If I type in
Alt-045, the cell displays a hyphen. If I type in a hyphen, =CODE(A1)
shows
45 again........also, Chip's CodeView Add-in follows suite.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3
Click to expand...


+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Filename: Chars2.zip |
|Download: http://www.excelforum.com/attachment.php?postid=4634 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
The font on both my office machine XL97/SR2 and this home machine XL97/SR1
is the standard Ariel. As I said, at work if I enter Alt-1234 I get the Pi
symbol with CODE() reading 45, but, here at home by typing in Alt-1234 I get
just a hyphen with CODE() reading 45..........also on this machine I have
XL2k and it returns the hyphen and CODE() 45 also.........I have no clue to
the mechanics of it all, just reporting what I've seen.....

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

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"Bryan Hessey" <[email protected]>
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CLR,

I too run standard Arial, which displays my 'lack of' here because
simply cannot see a Pi symbol on characters Alt-0 to Alt-1255, th
attached Word document shows a screen capture of the Alt-1000 t
Alt-1255, which are the same characters as displayed in Alt-0 t
Alt-255 range offset by 1024

(I used the screen capture so that different systems fonts would no
affect the view)

In a DOS window, the CHCP command confirms my codepage is 850, I als
tried 437 and 852 but the Alt-1234 remained as a E+tilde character.

If you loaded my Chars2.wks, could you please select the Chars sheet
select the fonttest range, and select Arial as the font (it was set t
Symbol to locate a Pi symbol) and confirm what character is displaye
at K13

Thanks

Word Attachment is
http://www.excelforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4637&d=1145138050

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The font on both my office machine XL97/SR2 and this home machin
XL97/SR1
is the standard Ariel. As I said, at work if I enter Alt-1234 I ge
the Pi
symbol with CODE() reading 45, but, here at home by typing in Alt-123
I get
just a hyphen with CODE() reading 45..........also on this machine
have
XL2k and it returns the hyphen and CODE() 45 also.........I have n
clue to
the mechanics of it all, just reporting what I've seen.....

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

..




"Bryan Hessey
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
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|Filename: Chars2Wb.zip |
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I don't know what the character is called Brian, but at K13 is a upper case
E with a miniature carrat ^ symbol above it......this is in
XL97/SR1.......and the same thing in XL2k.....and CODE(K13) returns 202

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3




"Bryan Hessey" <[email protected]>
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Chuck,

That is what I get if I do Alt-1234

However, 1234 - 1024 = 202, and the E^ appeared to be at 210, a
difference of 8 that I had not understood as 202 is a drawing
character, double line down intersecting double horizontal lines.

However Alt-0202 is a E^ and a code of that = 202

This I find strange, as row 3-15 are Alt-0 to Alt-255 entered codes,
rows 17-29 are Alt-0000 to Alt-0255 entered,
and rows 32 onwards are Alt-1000 + entered.
As you see, most of the Alt-1000 codes resemble rows 3-15, and do not
resemble the Alt-0000 range at rows 17-29.

I thought that Chars2.wks was sufficient documentation, but apparently
not.

If you do Alt-1234 in a DOS window do you still get the Pi ?
(click Start, Run and type CMD
type CHCP to display your Codepage - mine is 850
EXIT to leave DOS)

OK - I will play some more, maybe I need to start my PC, perhaps this
laptop with it's pretend numeric keypad (using 7 8 9, u i o, j k l and
m keys) is the difference, but I would doubt that.


-Sinking deeper into the character mire . . -
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If you do Alt-1234 in a DOS window do you still get the Pi ?
(click Start, Run and type CMD
type CHCP to display your Codepage - mine is 850
EXIT to leave DOS)
Click to expand...

I just tried this in XL97/SR1 and got the Pi symbol in my DOS
window...........only difference, in WinMe I had to type Command instead of
just CMD

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3


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