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Does anyone know how display the Ascii equivilent of The british pound if for US dollars it is $ how do I represent this for Pounds? Judah jud...@panix.com
Judah A. Libin (jud...@panix.com) wrote:
: Does anyone know how display the Ascii equivilent of The british pound
: if for US dollars it is $ how do I represent this for Pounds?
: Judah
: jud...@panix.com
Try # (shift-3).
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Doris Ostendorf
3do...@qlink.queensu.ca
"History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it".
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On 12 Feb 1996, Judah A. Libin wrote: > Does anyone know how display the Ascii equivilent of The british pound > if for US dollars it is $ how do I represent this for Pounds? > I believe the British pound is & or # Admit nothing, deny everything, make counter-accusations "Say one word with your mouth shut!" --Zen Saying http://www2.gvsu.edu/~strayerc
Doris Ostendorf (3do...@qlink.queensu.ca) writes: > Judah A. Libin (jud...@panix.com) wrote: > : Does anyone know how display the Ascii equivilent of The british pound > : if for US dollars it is $ how do I represent this for Pounds? > : Judah > : jud...@panix.com > > Try # (shift-3). > > -- > Doris Ostendorf > 3do...@qlink.queensu.ca > > "History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it". > --Winston Churchill > Or also try pressing ALT , then 156 on the numeric keypad (with numlock off) you can do other cool characters like ��Ѻ� Chris -- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Chris Kiff! AKA CrAzMaNiA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ca4...@freenet.carleton.ca<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< <<<<<<"Hi! I'm Troy McLure, you might remember me from such films as...">>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>- Troy McLure (The Simpsons)<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 12 Feb 1996, Judah A. Libin wrote: > Does anyone know how display the Ascii equivilent of The british pound > if for US dollars it is $ how do I represent this for Pounds? It depends on which Language Code Page your computer has been set up to use. You get to choose this at Set-Up when you first start your computer. Consult your User's Manual to see how to access it now. The American set is Code Page 437, the Mulitlingual set is Code Page 850, the Portuguese set is Code Page 860, the Canadian-French set is Code Page 863 and the Nordic set is Code Page 865. Luckily the ASCII code for the pound is available in all these sets and it's also the same ASCII code: 156. If you hold down the ALT key and type this number on the Number Key Pad you may get a pound sign on your screen. That works in the middle of my word-processing programme on my PC but won't work while I'm typing on the InterNet through a terminal programme. For instance, if I were to try it now I would find myself logged out :-) You will probably find the same is true for you. - RLW -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosemary Lyndall Wemm Rosemary from DownUnder _--_|\ Clinical Neuro-psychologist lyn...@haywire.DIALix.oz.au Perth / \ Perth, Western Australia ber...@perth.DIALix.oz.au -->\_.--._/ ------------------- http://haywire.dialix.com/~lyndall -----------------v-
In article <4fqid8$73...@news.xs4all.nl>, len...@xs4all.nl (Lennert Stock) wrote: * ca4...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Chris Kiff) writes: * * >Doris Ostendorf (3do...@qlink.queensu.ca) writes: * >> Judah A. Libin (jud...@panix.com) wrote: * >> : Does anyone know how display the Ascii equivilent of The british pound * >> : if for US dollars it is $ how do I represent this for Pounds? * >> : Judah * >> : jud...@panix.com * >> * >> Try # (shift-3). * >> * * >Or also try pressing ALT , then 156 on the numeric keypad (with numlock off) * * >Chris * * It depends what language you set-up, what keyboard (driver) you got, * and what software you're using. * I'm not sure what you presume we think you got (e.g. some people in * the word get the pound sign by pressing the pound button). * * Lennert. �������������������������������������
In article <Pin...@haywire.DIALix.COM>, Rosemary Lyndall Wemm <lyn...@haywire.DIALix.COM> writes: >Luckily the ASCII code for the pound is available in all these sets and >it's also the same ASCII code: 156. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Yup, it works for me. Now I am rich. Have a whole line of Pounds. Would that be sterling? ___________________________ _ |Sherrie Gray/Probate Paralegal| _ / ) | Orange County/California |( \ / / | Swe...@AOL.com | \ \ _( (_ | Extinction Is Forever | _) ) _ ( ( \ \>|_ / ->_Save The Whales__<-\_ |</ / )) ) ( \ \ \ \ \_/ / \ \_/ / / / /) \ / \ / \ _/ \_ / / / \ \ /__ / \___\
3do...@qlink.queensu.ca (Doris Ostendorf) wrote: >Judah A. Libin (jud...@panix.com) wrote: >: Does anyone know how display the Ascii equivilent of The british pound >: if for US dollars it is $ how do I represent this for Pounds? >: Judah >: jud...@panix.com > >Try # (shift-3). > Shift 3 will only work on U.K. keyboards, elsewhere you will get a # or something else. To get a � (U.K. Pound sign) hold down Alt and type 156, then release Alt. But don't expect it to stay as a pound sign if you send it by e-mail or post it in a newsgroup (it might, but it might not). Andy.
In article <4fvv80$qj...@whitbeck.ncl.ac.uk>, Andy Holden <A.B...@ncl.ac.uk> writes: > To get a � (U.K. Pound sign) hold down Alt and type 156, then release >Alt. But don't expect it to stay as a pound sign if you send it by e-mail >or post it in a newsgroup (it might, but it might not). > > Andy. Hey Andy, or anyone else who knows the answer. Does anyone out there have a list of the ALT number sequences and what they produce? Would love to have them. I know ALT/21 is �, for Section. And ALT/155 is for �, and in cents. If anyone has a list, could they please post it? Thanks in advance. ___________________________ _ |Sherrie Gray/Probate Paralegal| _ / ) | Orange County/California |( \ / / | Swe...@AOL.com | \ \ _( (_ | Extinction Is Forever | _) ) _ ( ( \ \>|_ / ->_Save The Whales__<-\_ |</ / )) ) ( \ \ \ \ \_/ / \ \_/ / / / /) \ / \ / \ _/ \_ / / / \ \ /__ / \___\
This might help: =20 US ASCII: PC running DOS Num Lock On via VT100 terminal =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 shift 3 =3D # =3D alt 35 =3D # shift 4 =3D $ =3D alt 36 =3D $ shift 7 =3D & =3D alt 38 & =20 alt 151 =3D =3D u back slash alt 155 =3D =3D cents alt 156 =3D =3D pounds alt 157 =3D =3D yen alt 159 =3D =3D integrate/function alt 163 =3D =A3 =3D u forward slash =20 NOTE: The blanks just won't upload under ASCII format on a VT100 terminal. US ASCII: PC running DOS Num Lock On via VT100 terminal =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D shift 3 =3D # =3D alt 35 =3D # shift 4 =3D $ =3D alt 36 =3D $ shift 7 =3D & =3D alt 38 & alt 151 =3D =97 =3D u back slash alt 155 =3D =9B =3D cents alt 156 =3D =9C =3D pounds alt 157 =3D =9D =3D yen alt 159 =3D =9F =3D integrate/function alt 163 =3D =A3 =3D u forward slash Uploaded via zmodem - but watch out - it might do unexpected things to=20 _your_ terminal and it could be anything by the time it reaches you via=20 umpteen different terminal protocols. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - Rosemary Lyndall Wemm Rosemary from DownUnder _--_|\= =20 Clinical Neuro-psychologist lyn...@haywire.DIALix.oz.au Perth / = \ Perth, Western Australia ber...@perth.DIALix.oz.au -->\_.--._= / ------------------- http://haywire.dialix.com/~lyndall -----------------v= -
It just may have been Rosemary Lyndall Wemm (lyn...@haywire.DIALix.COM) who wrote: : On 12 Feb 1996, Judah A. Libin wrote: : > Does anyone know how display the Ascii equivilent of The british pound : > if for US dollars it is $ how do I represent this for Pounds? : It depends on which Language Code Page your computer has been set up to : use. You get to choose this at Set-Up when you first start your : computer. Consult your User's Manual to see how to access it now. : The American set is Code Page 437, the Mulitlingual set is Code Page 850, : the Portuguese set is Code Page 860, the Canadian-French set is Code Page : 863 and the Nordic set is Code Page 865. : Luckily the ASCII code for the pound is available in all these sets and : it's also the same ASCII code: 156. If you hold down the ALT key and type : this number on the Number Key Pad you may get a pound sign on your screen. : That works in the middle of my word-processing programme on my PC but : won't work while I'm typing on the InterNet through a terminal programme. : For instance, if I were to try it now I would find myself logged out :-) : You will probably find the same is true for you. : - RLW : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rosemary Lyndall Wemm Rosemary from DownUnder _--_|\ : Clinical Neuro-psychologist lyn...@haywire.DIALix.oz.au Perth / \ : Perth, Western Australia ber...@perth.DIALix.oz.au -->\_.--._/ : ------------------- http://haywire.dialix.com/~lyndall -----------------v- It also depends on if you're even using a PC. If you were using a UNIX system, the answer would be much different than on a PC. Eric Rossman -- The ideas are mine and mine alone. If you want to use one, feel free. Just remember that I'll be watching.
swe...@aol.com (SweetCdn) wrote: >Hey Andy, or anyone else who knows the answer. Does anyone out there have >a list of the ALT number sequences and what they produce? Would love to >have them. The list below was posted by swe...@ingres.co.uk (Tony Sweeney) on alt.folklore.urban (where discussions about alternative characters are also taking place): >SunSoft thoughtfully provide you with the whole ISO 8859/1 character >set in file /usr/pub/iso. Here it is: > >| 00 nul| 01 soh| 02 stx| 03 etx| 04 eot| 05 enq| 06 ack| 07 bel| >| 08 bs | 09 ht | 0a nl | 0b vt | 0c np | 0d cr | 0e so | 0f si | >| 10 dle| 11 dc1| 12 dc2| 13 dc3| 14 dc4| 15 nak| 16 syn| 17 etb| >| 18 can| 19 em | 1a sub| 1b esc| 1c fs | 1d gs | 1e rs | 1f us | >| 20 sp | 21 ! | 22 " | 23 # | 24 $ | 25 % | 26 & | 27 ' | >| 28 ( | 29 ) | 2a * | 2b + | 2c , | 2d - | 2e . | 2f / | >| 30 0 | 31 1 | 32 2 | 33 3 | 34 4 | 35 5 | 36 6 | 37 7 | >| 38 8 | 39 9 | 3a : | 3b ; | 3c < | 3d = | 3e > | 3f ? | >| 40 @ | 41 A | 42 B | 43 C | 44 D | 45 E | 46 F | 47 G | >| 48 H | 49 I | 4a J | 4b K | 4c L | 4d M | 4e N | 4f O | >| 50 P | 51 Q | 52 R | 53 S | 54 T | 55 U | 56 V | 57 W | >| 58 X | 59 Y | 5a Z | 5b [ | 5c \ | 5d ] | 5e ^ | 5f _ | >| 60 ` | 61 a | 62 b | 63 c | 64 d | 65 e | 66 f | 67 g | >| 68 h | 69 i | 6a j | 6b k | 6c l | 6d m | 6e n | 6f o | >| 70 p | 71 q | 72 r | 73 s | 74 t | 75 u | 76 v | 77 w | >| 78 x | 79 y | 7a z | 7b { | 7c | | 7d } | 7e ~ | 7f del| > >| a0�nbs| a1 � | a2 � | a3 � | a4 � | a5 � | a6 � | a7 � | >| a8 � | a9 � | aa � | ab � | ac � | ad � | ae � | af � | >| b0 � | b1 � | b2 � | b3 � | b4 � | b5 � | b6 � | b7 � | >| b8 � | b9 � | ba � | bb � | bc � | bd � | be � | bf � | >| c0 � | c1 � | c2 � | c3 � | c4 � | c5 � | c6 � | c7 � | >| c8 � | c9 � | ca � | cb � | cc � | cd � | ce � | cf � | >| d0 � | d1 � | d2 � | d3 � | d4 � | d5 � | d6 � | d7 � | >| d8 � | d9 � | da � | db � | dc � | dd � | de � | df � | >| e0 � | e1 � | e2 � | e3 � | e4 � | e5 � | e6 � | e7 � | >| e8 � | e9 � | ea � | eb � | ec � | ed � | ee � | ef � | >| f0 � | f1 � | f2 � | f3 � | f4 � | f5 � | f6 � | f7 � | >| f8 � | f9 � | fa � | fb � | fc � | fd � | fe � | ff � | Unfortunately these numbers are in Hexadecimal, and they need to be in decimal to display using alt (unless anyone knows better). Hex to decimal conversions should be available on the calcultor function on your P.C. (a0 = 160, so if it isn't you can count from there). Also, because this is the ANSI set, a 0 must be entered before the number. e.g. � = f8 - convert to decimal = 248 - to display character hold down alt, type 0248, release alt. This is a bit of a pain, but it does work in all Windows applications on a P.C., at least it does for me! (Windows 2.1 and 3.1, don't know about Windows 95). Andy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I haven't yet worked out how to get round the "more included than new text" rule, so the following are dummy filler lines. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks Andy, This is great. <><><><><><><><><><><>< In article <4ga7lj$sb...@whitbeck.ncl.ac.uk>, Andy Holden <A.B...@ncl.ac.uk> writes: > The list below was posted by swe...@ingres.co.uk (Tony Sweeney) >on alt.folklore.urban (where discussions about alternative characters are >also taking place): > >>SunSoft thoughtfully provide you with the whole ISO 8859/1 character >>set in file /usr/pub/iso. Here it is: >> >>| 00 nul| 01 soh| 02 stx| 03 etx| 04 eot| 05 enq| 06 ack| 07 bel| >>| 08 bs | 09 ht | 0a nl | 0b vt | 0c np | 0d cr | 0e so | 0f si | >>| 10 dle| 11 dc1| 12 dc2| 13 dc3| 14 dc4| 15 nak| 16 syn| 17 etb| >>| 18 can| 19 em | 1a sub| 1b esc| 1c fs | 1d gs | 1e rs | 1f us | >>| 20 sp | 21 ! | 22 " | 23 # | 24 $ | 25 % | 26 & | 27 ' | >>| 28 ( | 29 ) | 2a * | 2b + | 2c , | 2d - | 2e . | 2f / | >>| 30 0 | 31 1 | 32 2 | 33 3 | 34 4 | 35 5 | 36 6 | 37 7 | >>| 38 8 | 39 9 | 3a : | 3b ; | 3c < | 3d = | 3e > | 3f ? | >>| 40 @ | 41 A | 42 B | 43 C | 44 D | 45 E | 46 F | 47 G | >>| 48 H | 49 I | 4a J | 4b K | 4c L | 4d M | 4e N | 4f O | >>| 50 P | 51 Q | 52 R | 53 S | 54 T | 55 U | 56 V | 57 W | >>| 58 X | 59 Y | 5a Z | 5b [ | 5c \ | 5d ] | 5e ^ | 5f _ | >>| 60 ` | 61 a | 62 b | 63 c | 64 d | 65 e | 66 f | 67 g | >>| 68 h | 69 i | 6a j | 6b k | 6c l | 6d m | 6e n | 6f o | >>| 70 p | 71 q | 72 r | 73 s | 74 t | 75 u | 76 v | 77 w | >>| 78 x | 79 y | 7a z | 7b { | 7c | | 7d } | 7e ~ | 7f del| >> >>| a0�nbs| a1 � | a2 � | a3 � | a4 � | a5 � | a6 � | a7 � | >>| a8 � | a9 � | aa � | ab � | ac � | ad � | ae � | af � | >>| b0 � | b1 � | b2 � | b3 � | b4 � | b5 � | b6 � | b7 � | >>| b8 � | b9 � | ba � | bb � | bc � | bd � | be � | bf � | >>| c0 � | c1 � | c2 � | c3 � | c4 � | c5 � | c6 � | c7 � | >>| c8 � | c9 � | ca � | cb � | cc � | cd � | ce � | cf � | >>| d0 � | d1 � | d2 � | d3 � | d4 � | d5 � | d6 � | d7 � | >>| d8 � | d9 � | da � | db � | dc � | dd � | de � | df � | >>| e0 � | e1 � | e2 � | e3 � | e4 � | e5 � | e6 � | e7 � | >>| e8 � | e9 � | ea � | eb � | ec � | ed � | ee � | ef � | >>| f0 � | f1 � | f2 � | f3 � | f4 � | f5 � | f6 � | f7 � | >>| f8 � | f9 � | fa � | fb � | fc � | fd � | fe � | ff � | > > Unfortunately these numbers are in Hexadecimal, and they need to be in >decimal to display using alt (unless anyone knows better). Hex to decimal >conversions should be available on the calcultor function on your P.C. >(a0 = 160, so if it isn't you can count from there). > > Also, because this is the ANSI set, a 0 must be entered before the >number. > > e.g. � = f8 - convert to decimal = 248 - to display character hold down >alt, type 0248, release alt. > > This is a bit of a pain, but it does work in all Windows applications on >a P.C., at least it does for me! (Windows 2.1 and 3.1, don't know about >Windows 95).
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