Kbase 20790: I18N. How to Know Which DOS Code-Page a Windows NT Box Uses
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
3/12/2003 |
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Status: Unverified
GOAL:
I18N How can determine the DOS Prompt code-page that is used by your Windows NT operating system, and how to change it.
FACT(s) (Environment):
Windows DOS-Prompt
FIX:
Follow these steps to display and change the code-page:
1) Go to the Command Prompt.
2) Change to the C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory.
3) Issue the following command:
- To display the current Code Page:
MODE CON CP
- To Change the current Code Page:
MODE CON CP SELECT=XXX
Where XXX is the 3-digit numeric value equivalent to the desired code-page. The default English USA code-page is IBM437. The "XXX" value is the 437.
For example:
To change the default current code-page from
IBM437 to IBM850, use the command:
MODE CON CP SELECT=850.