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The mactoutf8 statement translates text from Panorama format to UTF8 (Unicode).

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Parameters

This statement has two parameters:

text – text to be translated.

utf8 – Field or variable to contain UTF8 text.

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Description

This statement translates text from Panorama format to UTF8 (Unicode). Starting with Panorama X, Panorama’s native text format is Unicode, so this function doesn’t actually do anything. However, it is retained for compatibility with older databases.

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See Also

• utf8tomac -- translates text from UTF8 (Unicode) to Panorama format.
• utf8tomac( -- translates text from UTF8 (Unicode) into Panorama's native text format.

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History

Version	Status	Notes
10.0	No Change	Carried over from Panorama 6.0.