The _MAPUNICODE statement maps a Unicode value to an ASCII character code value.

Syntax

_MAPUNICODE unicode& TO asciiCode%

• The LONG unicode& value is a HEX$ or decimal code value from a Unicode Code Pages.
• The asciiCode% INTEGER parameter is any ASCII or Extended code value from 0 to 255.
• Use the Unicode Page Table values listed here: DOS Code Pages or Windows Mapping
• Once the codes are mapped, key entries will display the unicode character in the **monospace ** _FONT selected.
• The _MAPUNICODE (function) function can be used to verify or read the present Unicode UTF32 code point settings.
• _MAPUNICODE can place the Unicode characters TO any ASCII code space you desire (0 to 255).

Example(s)

Converting the extended ASCII characters to other characters using DATA from the Unicode Code Pages.

SCREEN 0
_FONT _LOADFONT("C:\windows\fonts\cour.ttf", 20, "MONOSPACE")

RESTORE Microsoft_pc_cpMIK
FOR ASCIIcode = 128 TO 255
  READ unicode
  _MAPUNICODE Unicode TO ASCIIcode
NEXT

FOR i = 128 TO 255
  PRINT CHR$(i) + " ";
  cnt = cnt + 1
  IF cnt MOD 16 = 0 THEN PRINT
NEXT
END

Microsoft_pc_cpMIK:
DATA 1040,1041,1042,1043,1044,1045,1046,1047,1048,1049,1050,1051,1052,1053,1054,1055
DATA 1056,1057,1058,1059,1060,1061,1062,1063,1064,1065,1066,1067,1068,1069,1070,1071
DATA 1072,1073,1074,1075,1076,1077,1078,1079,1080,1081,1082,1083,1084,1085,1086,1087
DATA 1088,1089,1090,1091,1092,1093,1094,1095,1096,1097,1098,1099,1100,1101,1102,1103
DATA 9492,9524,9516,9500,9472,9532,9571,9553,9562,9566,9577,9574,9568,9552,9580,9488
DATA 9617,9618,9619,9474,9508,8470,167,9559,9565,9496,9484,9608,9604,9612,9616,9600
DATA 945,223,915,960,931,963,181,964,934,920,937,948,8734,966,949,8745
DATA 8801,177,8805,8804,8992,8993,247,8776,176,8729,183,8730,8319,178,9632,160 

Note: The Unicode data field is created by adding DATA before each line listed for the appropriate Code Pages.

See Also

• _MAPUNICODE (function)
• ASCII, Unicode, _FONT
• _KEYHIT, _KEYDOWN
• ASC, INKEY$, CHR$
• Code Pages (by region)
• Text Using Graphics