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Arabic [message #922889]

Tue, 25 September 2012 12:33

Jason Ajo

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Registered: September 2012

Junior Member

Hi,

I am new to BIRT and I am using BIRT 4.2 All in One version.

My problem is viewing arabic characaters.

Here are my process of creating the report
1.) I have report oreintation defined RIGHT to LEFT

2.) My system is WINDOWS xp with arabic support.

3.) I have a resource myresource_ar_SA.properties , I have a value pair in inside. This was primarly for the labels, no problem here.

4.) I have a column of type datetime value(ENGLISH) and it also renders the arabic datatime value correctly. I define the Format Date time section for the Properties tab to be arabic(Saudi Arabia), preview format secion is arabic. No problem here

5.) I have a column of type DECIMAL(ENGLISH), I define the Format Section of the Properties Tab to be arabic(Saudi Arabia) . It did not render the arabic numbers. Even the Preview format section is in english.

When I click preview tab only the labels and date time value are arabic.

I am lost of how to enable / display alpha numeric for arabic.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

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Re: Arabic [message #923298 is a reply to message #922889]

Tue, 25 September 2012 20:03

Jason Weathersby

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Registered: July 2009

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Can you post a screenshot of what it looks like?

Jason

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Re: Arabic [message #923677 is a reply to message #923298]

Wed, 26 September 2012 05:16

Jason Ajo

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Registered: September 2012

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Hi Jason

Thank you for the quick reply.

Here is the screenshot as requested. Let me know if you still more information.
index.php/fa/11628/0/

Attachment: arabic.JPG
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Re: Arabic [message #924399 is a reply to message #923677]

Wed, 26 September 2012 20:22

Jason Weathersby

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Registered: July 2009

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What data type is APP_AAD_Id in the binding tab for the table?

Jason

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Re: Arabic [message #925988 is a reply to message #924399]

Fri, 28 September 2012 07:46

Jason Ajo

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Registered: September 2012

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Hi Jason,

The APP_AAD_ID type is decimal.

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Re: Arabic [message #926568 is a reply to message #925988]

Fri, 28 September 2012 19:38

Jason Weathersby

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Registered: July 2009

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If you change the locale to something like German does it work?

Jason

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Re: Arabic [message #926971 is a reply to message #926568]

Sat, 29 September 2012 05:47

Jason Ajo

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Registered: September 2012

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I have attached here a screenshot for German I also tried the Hindi.

index.php/fa/11660/0/

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Re: Arabic [message #929610 is a reply to message #926971]

Mon, 01 October 2012 15:58

Jason Weathersby

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Those look correct. Am I missing something?

Jason

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Re: Arabic [message #930269 is a reply to message #929610]

Tue, 02 October 2012 06:53

Jason Ajo

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Registered: September 2012

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Hi Jason,

Thank you for the answers you have provided.

Today I got another xp machine and installed the same BIRT(JUNO) 4.2.1 on it. I also installed the ARABIC language pack.The the same result the number are in english.

I use the eclipse.exe -nl ar switch , the same result the numbers are in english. I attache here a screenshot

Here is my setup

windows xp sp2, sp3
BIRT 4.2.1 (JUNO), one with arabic language pack

Could there be something on fonts...xml file to tweak

index.php/fa/11683/0/

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Re: Arabic [message #930571 is a reply to message #929610]

Tue, 02 October 2012 12:49

Jason Ajo

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Registered: September 2012

Junior Member

Hi Jason,

At last I arrived with the dose to my headache.

It has something to do with windows xp settings.

Windows xp settings
1.) Control panel regional setting->Regional Options->Numbers tab . On the Digit substitution field = Context value
2.) Control panel regional setting->Regional Options tab , beside customize button choose entry Arabic(Saudi Arabia).

and whala , you get arabic numbers rendered correctly, this is in preview tab.

If you run in the View report in Web viewer, english number are displayed.

What could be the problem?

Attachment: webviewer.bmp
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Attachment: previewtab.bmp
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