Unicode support in CR 8.5

[Former Member]

Hi,

We are using Crystal Report 8.5 to generate reports. We are using VB components to genearate the reports(Interface).

We are facing one problem. In the database value is (u2018№u2019) like this, but in the crystal report output prints the same character like(u2018¿u2019) in the PDF output.

We have tried to replace the character by creating a formula field as mentioned below, But copying the character in formula does not display the character, as CR developer tool does not support the unicode characters.

if {Customer.CLIENT_LASTNAME}[2] = "'" then

{Customer.CLIENT_LASTNAME}[1] + "~" + Right({Customer.CLIENT_LASTNAME}, Length({Customer.CLIENT_LASTNAME})-2)

else

{Customer.CLIENT_LASTNAME}

Even we tried setting the field to RTF or HTML text interpretation for that field doesn't support the unicode characters.

Is unicode supported in Crystal Reports 8.5?

Is there any work around to display the unicode characters?

Thanks in advance.

[Former Member]

Got the answer..

CR 8.5 does not support unicode characters

[former_member11696]

CR 8.5 does not support UNICODE characters other than a few supported languages and types. If it doesn't work for you your Only option is to upgrade to CR XI R2 which is fully UNICODE compliant. Install the full Langauage build so all the language resource files are available. Also in Langauge and Regional settings... under the Language Tab check on Install files for complex scripts... And under the Advanced tab in the Default user account check on Apply all settings...