[Lazarus] Encoding with SDF dataset

[Marc Santhoff]

On Do, 2015-11-05 at 14:25 +0100, Marc Santhoff wrote:
> On Mi, 2015-11-04 at 19:01 +0100, Marc Santhoff wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > when trying to us a TSdfDataset connected to a TDatasource and a
> > TDBGrid, only some unicode symbols are shown (those little squares
> > holding four tiny numbers) for string data.
> > 
> > The data files are encoded iso-8859 but I have found no switch for
> > setting the encoding of TDataSource or TSdfDataset. When loading a
> > TFileStream is used, but I did not find a property or method for
> > changing the encoding on the fly in it, either.
> > 
> > How can I fix it?
> 
> Digging some TSream*-Classes in Unit Classes I think one way to go would
                 t

> be to make a TString-descendant of some type, maybe TCustomMemoryStream
               TStream-

> or TStringStream and add a method "ReadUTF8()" or similar. Or directly
> override the Read()-Method for returning converted Strings.
> 
> Still hoping for a more simple solution, any ideas or hints?
> 
> TIA,
> Marc
> 

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Marc Santhoff <M.Santhoff at web.de>