(Untitled)- March 11, 2005 Keep your eye on the code page. Remember that there are typically two 8-bit code pages active, the so-called "ANSI" code page and the so-called "OEM" code page. GUI programs usually use the ANSI code page for 8-bit files (though utf-8 is becoming more popular lately), whereas console programs usually use the OEM code page. This means, for example, when you open an 8-bit text file in Notepad, it assumes the ANSI code page. But if you use the TYPE command from the command prompt, it will use...http://radio.weblogs.com/0001229/2005/03/11.html#a7 |