Does anyone have ever used functions such as cpconvert?

[pctest]

I want to understand more about windows locale, code page. Try cpconvert but the converted characters are same as the original expression. I assume that I will able to convert English characters to other language and vice versa by using cpconvert.

If there is any article about this area, it will be great.

Thank you for any help.

 

[wgcs]

AFIK, Usually only characters higher than CHR(127) need any changes in different code pages.

Try going to a russian, or other foreign language website, which has many non a-z letters, then cut-and-paste into VFP, and try cpconvert.

- Bill

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[Mike Lewis]

PcTest,

Code pages has nothing to do with converting ordinary alphabetic characters or standard punctuation symbols. As Bill say, it is more concerned with the "upper" range of characters, that is, ASCII 128 to 255. Nor does it actually convert characters from one character to set to another; it simply maps characters to specific positions in the character set.

If you could mention what you are trying to achieve, we might be able to point you in the right direction.

Mike


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[pctest]

I have a text file containing some characters which are encoded using an algorithm. I have a VFP program to decode the encoded characters back to the original characters. This program works fine when the Windows language is English. If I change the language to something like Chinese (Hong Kong S.A.R.), the program won't work anymore.

I just notice now that the encoded characters may be using Windows Character Set not ASCII since I see the "trademark" symbol tm which I believe it only exists in Windows Character Set. I wonder if I make sure that the encoded characters are ASCII including extended one, will one program work for all different languages?

Thank you.