It is not actually a NEHATIVE Unicode value; it is a symptom of getting a
code point from a function like VB's AscW(), which returns a signed short
rather than an unsigned one.
To fix, you have to sign extend the number.
MichKa
Michael Kaplan
(principal developer of the MSLU)
Trigeminal Software, Inc. -- http://www.trigeminal.com/
the book -- http://www.i18nWithVB.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "jen w" <sanskee@hotmail.com>
To: <unicode@unicode.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 2:10 AM
Subject: Displaying Negative Unicode on the Web
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone help me with displaying negative unicode values on the web?
>
> I got a value here, notice "&#-31111; doest display as chinese character,
> I guess this has to do with the fact that it is a negative value?
>
> &#-31111;"|'
>
> Do you guys know any alternative way on how to display a negative value
such
> as this one?
>
> Thank you very much,
> Jen
>
>
>
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