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From: svc@well.UUCP (Leonard Rosenthol)
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Subject: Re: UprString problem.
Summary: Transliterate too...
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Date: 29 Nov 89 18:02:53 GMT
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In article <17296@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> earleh@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Earle R.
Horton) writes:
>
> [trying to build translation tables]
>
>     Everything works fine, except that UprString() converts '`'
>(back-quote) to lower case 'a'.  This happens with System 5.0, System
>6.0.3, and System D1-6.0.3 (Deutsch).  I have tried it on a Mac Plus
>and on a Mac II.  Always, '`' -> 'a'.  Most distressing.
>
>     I could use Transliterate() or LwrText() to build the same
>tables, but these are not available on all Macs and I want this
>particular code to be as compatible as possible.
>

        Actually Transliterate has the same problem, which we also were 
fortunate(?) to discover this week why trying to determine why you couldn't
do a Wait for Text '`' in MicroPhone II...We use Transliterate for our upper
casing (if it exists on the machine, otherwise we use UprString) and found 
the same problem '`' -> 'a' as well.. (Also happens with 6.0.4 US and Swedish
if it makes you feel any better (on Mac II's, SE/30's, etc.)).
        We have sent mail to MacDTS on this one, but have yet to recieve an
answer...I'll give them a couple of days and them go over their heads to get
the answer...It should be a good one ;-)

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