You need to give us more information about exactly what you need to do before you have any chance of help...we're not spiritualists, we need info before we can give any back
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Actually is I'm having the problem to show the chinese file name under the project. The chinese file name always shows me '????' in the list. I don't know how to convert to UNICODE.
If it's a listbox, you need a unicode-friendly lisbox (one which displays unicode data as unicode)...search the forum and I'm sure you'll find something, or wait and someone who knows better than me will help now we know what is needed
I love helping noobs with their VB problems (probably because, as an amateur programmer, I am only slightly better at VB than them :-)) but if you SERIOUSLY want to get help for free from a community such as VBForums, you have to first have a grounding (basic knowledge) in VB6, otherwise you're way too much work to help...You've got to give a little if you want to get help from us, in other words!
And we DON'T do your homework. If your tutor doesn't teach you enough to help you make the project without his or her help, FIND A BETTER TUTOR or try reading books on programming! We are happy to help with minor things regarding the project, but you have to understand the rest of it if you want our help to be useful.
Inside the project, I know there is a way to declare the UNICODE function, SHGetFileInfoW and SHGetPathFromIDListW.
But I don't know how to use those 2 functions. So I need someone help me convert the original SHGetFileInfoA and SHGetPathFromIDListA to UNICODE version(SHGetFileInfoW and SHGetPathFromIDListW) and make it shows the correct Chinese file name inside the textbox.
and make it shows the correct Chinese file name inside the textbox.
You can't show unicode chars in a standard vb Control, and thats including a textbox.
You will need custom controls which support UniCode.
Search the forum for UniCode aware button, labels etc...
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Here is the project with an Unicode aware textbox included. I haven't done anything to the code though, mostly just pasted it in, so you'll see the same results.
Merri, thanksfor your concern about my UNICODE problem. I've tested your project, but I still getting the same problem with it.
I think the main problem is about the SHGetFileInfoA and SHGetPathFromIDListA. I hope someone can help me switch to SHGetFileInfoW and SHGetPathFromIDListW.
Merri, please see the attachment for the picture that I captured from my PC. The screen shot is using your modifed project with the UNITEXT control and I still facing the same problem.
i think for unicode you would need SHGetFileInfoW function
but that may be a misunderstanding
i do my best to test code works before i post it, but sometimes am unable to do so for some reason, and usually say so if this is the case. Note code snippets posted are just that and do not include error handling that is required in real world applications, but avoid On Error Resume Next
dim all variables as required as often i have done so elsewhere in my code but only posted the relevant part
come back and mark your original post as resolved if your problem is fixed
pete
i think for unicode you would need SHGetFileInfoW function
but that may be a misunderstanding
Yes, you are right! But I don't know how to declare the SHGetFileInfoW and SHGetPathFromIDListW. And I also don't know how to use both of those 2 functions.
If using the ANSI version(SHGetFileInfoA and SHGetPathFromIDListA), I found that it always return ?? if the filename is other than english character.
So, I think it would not be the UNICODE control(text box) problem.
i do my best to test code works before i post it, but sometimes am unable to do so for some reason, and usually say so if this is the case. Note code snippets posted are just that and do not include error handling that is required in real world applications, but avoid On Error Resume Next
dim all variables as required as often i have done so elsewhere in my code but only posted the relevant part
come back and mark your original post as resolved if your problem is fixed
pete
If I was to *GUESS* were the error is in the code, it would be to do with the way you're dealing with the filename now...obviously unicode displaying isn't the issue because the folder name is coming through fine (see "item path") so it's something to do with how the data is being handled before being displayed.
Try converting using VB's own Convert() function, although I don't know whether you want vbUnicode or FromUnicode, you'll have to work that one out :-)
I love helping noobs with their VB problems (probably because, as an amateur programmer, I am only slightly better at VB than them :-)) but if you SERIOUSLY want to get help for free from a community such as VBForums, you have to first have a grounding (basic knowledge) in VB6, otherwise you're way too much work to help...You've got to give a little if you want to get help from us, in other words!
And we DON'T do your homework. If your tutor doesn't teach you enough to help you make the project without his or her help, FIND A BETTER TUTOR or try reading books on programming! We are happy to help with minor things regarding the project, but you have to understand the rest of it if you want our help to be useful.
If I was to *GUESS* were the error is in the code, it would be to do with the way you're dealing with the filename now...obviously unicode displaying isn't the issue because the folder name is coming through fine (see "item path") so it's something to do with how the data is being handled before being displayed.
Try converting using VB's own Convert() function, although I don't know whether you want vbUnicode or FromUnicode, you'll have to work that one out :-)
StrConv() doesn't help in my case. Before I post here, I've tried the StrConv() function already.
StrConv not needed. Just use the Wide API calls and dereference the pointer to Unicode string. Updated demo attached.
DrUnicode, you are GREAT!!!!
This is exactly what I want!
If only use the SHGetFileInfoW and SHGetPathFromIDListW also cannot show the correct filename in the normal ANSI control. It must use together with the UNICODE control to show the correct filename too.
And finally thanks to DrUnicode and Merri for the code and Unicode Control. And also the people try to help me and give me idea on how to solve the problem too! Thanks!
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