textbox in c# to accept unicode text

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Hi,

I have a win app that contains a text box which I require to input and save text in any language - depending on the user.

I have set my db to nvarchar and if I paste directly in db it works fine. My problem is getting the textbox to accept the different languages and save the text to MS SQL using LINQ.

Any suggestions please?

Posted 31-Mar-11 14:26pm

milenalukic

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Henry Minute · Answer 1 · 2011-03-31T14:58:00

Solution 1

As far as I know the TextBox will accept unicode characters.

To save to SQL Server precede the text with an upper case 'N'.

TextBox.Text = Hello

Pseudo code to save to Database

SET Message = N'Hello'

Posted 31-Mar-11 14:58pm

Henry Minute

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SwitcherSoft 1-Apr-11 2:10am

Also, make sure that the column in the table is nvarchar or nchar just to make sure that some characters are not thrown away. I agree with your solution Henry

Henry Minute 1-Apr-11 5:31am

Thank you. The OP did say the column was NVarchar.

milenalukic 2-Apr-11 10:49am

That works when you do it directly into SQL.
my problem is:

using(mydatacontext dc = new datacontext())
{
Table tbl = dc.tbl.first();
tbl.name = textbox.text;
dc.submitchanges();
}

If a textbox saves to a new record it works fine but here where there is an update it does not.

How can I pass the "N" into the update?

Henry Minute 2-Apr-11 10:51am

Something like:

tbl.Name = "N'" + textbox.Text + "'";

or even:

tbl.Name = string.Format("N'{0}'", textbox.Text);

Sarit Kumar Singha 1-Dec-11 5:05am

plz tell me how to use bengali language in textbox

Henry Minute 1-Dec-11 5:13am

You do not give enough information for me to give an accurate answer, except to say that the .NET textbox will handle Bengali, as far as I know. If you need more information then you should post a new question giving full details of the problem you are having.

Chularansi 28-Jan-14 3:12am

I have changed font in Textbox (Sinhala font). When I typed it is working fine. when I try get Text value Textbox return related english letters. Ex: string sText = Textbox.Text; could you please inform me how to get correct string with correct font.