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Quick code page converter

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A simple tool that converts ANSI string to Unicode using a code page you select.

Introduction

I'll tell you an embarrassing history, after which I've made this utility.

My mother tongue is Russian, and I live in Israel. So that apart from English language, I have Russian and Hebrew installed. In the Windows settings, I set Russian as the default conversion code page from ANSI string. That means that if a non-Unicode program wants to display a string, it is always converted to Unicode using Russian code page.

Once, at evening, I worked on my computer, when suddenly an ICQ popup arrived. It was not displayed correctly (something similar to Chinese :)). That message was from someone I didn't know, with high ICQ#, and indeed longer than 'hello'. Of course, I decided that was some annoying spam, and typed 'f*** off'. Then I had to go out for a couple of hours. When I got back, there was another message waiting for me. It said 'sorry'.

Hm.. I checked the messages history, and discovered that this message arrived from the same user whose message was unreadable. I copied it to another file and opened it with IE, specifying the Hebrew code page. It said:

"Hello, my name is Elad Cohen, I'm a high school student. I found you via ICQ because you're interested in Physics just like me. I've got a couple of question in Mechanics. Would you help me please?"

Utility

It's a very small and simple utility, you'll puzzle out it fast. When you start it, there should appear its icon in the system tray. To convert a string, copy it to the clipboard (if it is in an edit control, then type Ctrl+C), and than double-click the tray icon. Your string should be displayed, whereas at the upper combo box you can choose any code page installed on your system. Enjoy.

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Software Developer (Senior)
Israel Israel
My name is Vladislav Gelfer, I was born in Kiev (former Soviet Union), since 1993 I live in Israel.
In programming I'm interested mostly in low-level, OOP design, DSP and multimedia.
Besides of the programming I like physics, math, digital photography.

Comments and Discussions

 
QuestionThanks a lot! Pin
alxlabs12-Aug-19 4:41
alxlabs12-Aug-19 4:41 
QuestionGood job; small fix in hChild Pin
Dave Driesen9-Jan-14 9:21
Dave Driesen9-Jan-14 9:21 
AnswerRe: Pin
valdok9-Jan-14 9:43
valdok9-Jan-14 9:43 
QuestionFine! Pin
Volynsky Alex8-Jan-14 3:10
professionalVolynsky Alex8-Jan-14 3:10 
GeneralWin7 Pin
voinovv2-Jul-10 9:32
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QuestionRe: Pin
valdok3-Jul-10 9:10
valdok3-Jul-10 9:10 
GeneralVery Nice Pin
XuShanghua4-Aug-08 23:13
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velikosselski19-Sep-06 11:24
velikosselski19-Sep-06 11:24 
GeneralVery good Pin
Pavlik_Morozov14-Feb-06 1:10
Pavlik_Morozov14-Feb-06 1:10 
GeneralSimple and easy. Great job ! Pin
chavdar214-Nov-05 1:25
chavdar214-Nov-05 1:25 
Generalyou can also use this dll in sqlserver Pin
Anonymous23-May-05 1:56
Anonymous23-May-05 1:56 
GeneralNULL Returned Pin
Mike Lucas14-May-05 3:28
Mike Lucas14-May-05 3:28 
GeneralAwesome job! But I found an error in the source code. Pin
ftrbinom,oiunomin29-Oct-04 13:41
ftrbinom,oiunomin29-Oct-04 13:41 
GeneralRe: Awesome job! But I found an error in the source code. Pin
valdok30-Oct-04 1:08
valdok30-Oct-04 1:08 
GeneralGreat Pin
Yigal18-Jul-04 1:09
Yigal18-Jul-04 1:09 
Simple and usefulSmile | :)
GeneralGreat Job Pin
joiin21-Jun-04 2:18
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