[Lazarus] non Unicodode application

[Michael Schnell]

On 02/12/2016 03:16 PM, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
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> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016, Michael Schnell wrote:
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>> On 02/12/2016 02:38 PM, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
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>>> Just use RawByteString as stringtype for all parameters and variables
>>> in calls where  you don't want code page conversions to occur.
>>
>> This would mean rewriting the complete application. This obviously is 
>> not desired .
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> Tish...
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> {$define String:=RawByteString}
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> and you are done.
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I don't thinks this is true.

Many built-in functions and RTL functions and classes (such as "pos" and 
"TStrings") explicitly use "string" as parameter and property type. If 
they are not re-compiled they will not work at all or not as expected .

-Michael