macron vba editor

been formulating rudimentary way controlling vba i hearing articulation chinese.

i've gotten satisfactory bit operative far, nonetheless have run vast problem inputting macron-character such "" (unicode 257). specific concentration i am operative right involves changing essence text-box form an "a" automatically transposed i form calm box. such way itself easy--i work pinyin characters "" "".

select box testchar
    box "a"
    mid(strclip, markloc, 1) = ""
end select

the before an try during controlling midst duty reinstate impression textbox twine pinyin impression during suitable evidence user.

the hangup i can't enter "" vba! i've looking around internet nonetheless doesn't seem problem anyone else. i am vba editor i form alt + 0257, zero happens. i can't copy-paste notepad either.. i'm prepared throw vba redo concentration language..

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