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

[Michael S. <so...@ea...>]

Per Westermark wrote:

>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:
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>>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 = 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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