Re: [Dev-C++] How to find out code page in DOS Command Prompt

[Jan M. <jan...@vo...>]

Hello,

thank you for the hint and the explanation.=20
I will try to find something on MSDN when I will feel ready to visit the =
page:-)

Jan Mura=20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Per Westermark=20
  To: Jan Mura=20
  Cc: dev...@li...=20
  Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:29 AM
  Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] How to find out code page in DOS Command Prompt


  First of all system("") basically starts a new console for running the
  command. I'm not sure if you can guarantee that the new environment
  inherrits every characteristic from your application.

  Second - the cp variable is not the answer for the chcp command. It is =
the
  return value. In this case, a value of 0 means that the command =
executed
  ok. It corresponds to the value you send to the function exit(), or =
the
  return value when you leave the main() function.

  When you use system() to run a command, that command will emit it's
  answers to stdout - i.e. it will print the information. Not return it =
as
  a value for system() to return.

  Go to the Microsoft MSDN web site. They have a complete reference of =
the
  Win32 API. There, you can find a huge amount of functions that you can
  call directly from your code. Real functions, producing real answers.
  There, you have a lot of information about current locale, code pages =
etc.

  /pwm

  On Wed, 2 May 2007, Jan Mura wrote:

  > Hello,
  >
  > I would like to ask if there is a way to find out which code page
  > iscurrently set for Command Prompt in Windows (I use XP Prof).
  >
  > I have tried to use somthing like
  >
  > ...
  > cp =3D system("chcp");
  > printf ("%d", cp);
  >
  >
  > But there is always 0 in return value cp.
  > The return values should be an implementation defined. So are they
  > implemtented in Windows? Did I a mistake?
  >
  > Thank you.
  >
  > Jan Mura
  > jan...@vo...
  >
  >
  > =
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