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Specification of Code Pages for Variables

You might want to manipulate international data in certain ways. For example, you might want to translate the data in a variable to another code page, or you might want to prevent translation of data in a character or memo field.

Translating Data in Variables

If the code in your application includes a variable containing data from another code page, you can translate the data to the proper code page using the CPCONVERT( ) function. For example, suppose the variable x contains data created with the Macintosh code page (10000). To translate the data to the Windows code page (1252), issue the following command:

cConvert=CPCONVERT(10000,1252,x)

In Windows, the converted data looks just as you see it on the Macintosh. For example, a character that looks like "" on the Macintosh looks identical in Windows.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Determine the Code Page of a Project File

How to: Prevent Translation of Data in Character or Memo Fields

Reference

Code Pages Supported by Visual FoxPro

Other Resources

Code Pages in Visual FoxPro

Developing International Applications

Code Pages in Visual FoxPro