Filenames and PML

The AVEVA Hull and Outfitting command processor supports Unicode characters. All PML string variables support Unicode values. You can use Unicode characters in PML variable names, PML object form and gadget names, PML method and function names. It is recommended that PML language files should either be UTF-8 format with a BOM present or else strictly ASCII (basic Latin) format. AVEVA application (appware) files are mostly ASCII at present.

Filenames and directory names can also contain foreign Unicode characters but may cause problems in other systems so it is recommended to keep to ASCII names. This applies to some of the systems to which AVEVA Hull and Outfitting is interfaced, and even to some of the interfaces where the system makes use of third-party software such as output of DXF and DGN. PML Publisher does not currently fully support Unicode filenames. AVEVA has also encountered problems using files with non-ASCII names in some development tools.