Using code pages

[Claire]

I'm writing strings to an embedded console that only supports Extended ASCII
Code Page 437.
The strings are stored in a lookup table in a database .

My original code is as follows which writes to a memory stream:

System.Text.ASC IIEncoding Encoding = new System.Text.ASC IIEncoding();
MachineIDs.Writ e(Encoding.GetB ytes(EquipmentR ecord.LabelID)) ;
MachineIDs.Writ e('\0');
MachineIDs.Writ e(Encoding.GetB ytes(EquipmentR ecord.EnglishDe sc));
MachineIDs.Writ e('\0');
MachineIDs.Writ e(Encoding.GetB ytes(EquipmentR ecord.GermanDes c));
MachineIDs.Writ e('\0');

The above code isn't writing using the correct code page.The german 'ü' char
0xFC is being written as char 0x3F using the above.

How do I specify a code page please?

thanks
Claire

[Marc Gravell]

Re: Using code pages

Are you after 0x81?
Encoding enc = Encoding.GetEnc oding(437);
char[] c = { (char)0xFC};
byte[] bytes = enc.GetBytes(c) ;

Marc

[Marc Gravell]

Re: Using code pages

(for reference, I only used the char[] syntax to avoid the character
getting corrupted between your client and mine... strings should work
fine too)

Marc

[Claire]

Re: Using code pages

thanks marc :-)

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[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Re: Using code pages

On Oct 23, 12:06 pm, "Marc Gravell" <marc.grav...@g mail.comwrote:

(for reference, I only used the char[] syntax to avoid the character
getting corrupted between your client and mine... strings should work
fine too)

One alternative:

string umlaut = "\u00fc";

Just to avoid the char[] stuff.

Jon

[Marc Gravell]

Re: Using code pages

you are most welcome

[Marc Gravell]

Re: Using code pages

good spot ;-p