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HB_Translate()

Converts a character string from one code page to another one.

Syntax

HB_Translate( <cString>        , ;
              <cCodePageID_Src>, ;
              <cCodePageID_Tgt>  ) --> cConvertedString

Arguments

<cString>

This is a character string to be translated from <cCodePageID_Src> to <cCodePageID_Tgt>.

<cCodePageID_Src>

This is a character string identifying the code page ID, <cString> is encoded with (refer to HB_SetCodePage() for code page IDs.

<cCodePageID_Tgt>

This is a character string identifying the code page ID, <cString> must be translated to.

Return

The function returns the converted character string. If either code page is not available, the return value is a null string ("").

Info

See also:	HB_LangSelect(), HB_SetCodePage()
Category:	Language specific , xHarbour extensions
Source:	rtl\cdpapi.c
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll